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Common darter, female

Common darter, female

This less conspicuously coloured dragonfly is, I presume, a female of the same species as the males in the previous post.

Common darter, female

She was the only one on the rail.

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Common darters, Male, Wetland Lake

Common darter, Male, Wetland Lake

Common darter dragonflies are already established on the new pool in Compton Park.

Common darter, Male, Wetland Lake

As previously mentioned, they like the woodwork of the footbridge for their perching positions.

Common darter, Male, Wetland Lake

There are three males in these pictures.

Common darter, Male, Wetland Lake

Each had his territory on a different stretch of the railing.

Common darter, Male, Wetland Lake

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Autumn dawn sky

Autumn dawn sky

The colours in the sky are often more vivid at sunset than dawn. The morning this was taken was an exception.

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Squirrels eating, East Park

Squirrel eating, East Park

Two of the East Park squirrels, each holding an acorn in their front paws as they gnawed at it.

Squirrel eating, East Park

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Squirrels leaping, East Park

Squirrel leaping, East Park

Two of the East Park squirrels, almost seeming to fly as they crossed the Dell in leaps and bounds.

Squirrel leaping, East Park

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Squirrel, East Park

Squirrel, East Park

The squirrels in East Park are a good deal leaner and warier than their pampered, sometimes overweight cousins in Wolverhampton’s other Victorian park.

This one was watching me watching it.