David

A coot on its nest on the Stourbridge canal.

The adult stage of a dragonfly emerging on a reed on the edge of the pond at Wightwick Manor.

This hoverfly was obligingly taking long pauses on a leaf above a small pond.

The two tiny insects on this thistle flower have tails longer than their bodies.

A dragonfly resting on a leaf by one of the pools at Barrow Hill LNR, Pensnett.

Red (top picture) and white (middle picture) pollen on the flowers of two different grass species, with the seed head of yet another species (last picture).