Categories DavidSpider nursery Post author By David Post date 2 August 2013 Mass of young cross spiders huddling together in a web. The spiderlets had disappeared by the next morning, together with almost all evidence of the web.
Categories DavidBumble bee on orange buddleia flower Post author By David Post date 2 August 2013 Colour matching between a bee’s livery and the flowers of a buddleia growing wild near Compton Lock.
Categories DavidInsect with long antennae Post author By David Post date 1 August 2013 Unidentified insect resting on the leaf of a hawthorn bush.
Categories DavidReed flowering Post author By David Post date 1 August 2013 Flower of a canalside reed. A single thread of spider silk is connecting the stem to the nearest leaf.
Categories DavidFrog sheltering Post author By David Post date 1 August 2013 Frog which came under cover, apparently to shelter, during a recent heavy shower.
Categories DavidHeron preening Post author By David Post date 1 August 2013 Heron taking care of its feathers.The bird was on the deserted playing fields of Smestow School, as seen from the canal towpath.