Category: David

Dippers are small birds which tend to keep well away from people as they hunt their prey in fast-flowing streams. The one here is standing in the river just behind the rock in the centre of the picture.

Lords and ladies is one of the most distinctive of the common hedgerow plants. Here the berries are just beginning to change from green through yellow and orange to red.

Although it is only August, fruit are already beginning to ripen, and some indeed to go rotten.
This raspberry was growing wild, although it may be descended from a cultivated plant.

This duck is a cross, probably Khaki Campbell and mallard. It was with a group of mallards on the bank of the river Teme at Ludlow.

Several species of spiders build their webs over crevices, with a tunnel in the middle where they lurk, ready to leap out for prey. The spider itself can just about be seen at the bottom of the tunnel here.

Privet flowers are normally more noticeable by their distinctive odour than their appearance, but this close-up shows their exotic appearance. The flowers develop from buds like these.