On warm days at this time of year, lots of insects go wild for the nectar of ivy flowers. This hoverfly was one such. Video
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Holly berries
Winter’s coming.
Bee gathering nectar
A series of close-ups of a bee going about its task.
Red admiral butterfly feeding–underside of wing
As this red admiral eagerly fed on ivy flowers, it folded its wings almost together to display the muted colours of the underside.
Ornamental apples
These ornamental crab apples are on adjacent trees slightly upstream from Compton Lock’.
Autumn dawn, West Park
View over the lake towards where the sun is just about to appear over the city centre.