Category: David

Gatekeeper butterfly, resting on a hedge.

Swan family by the canal. The cob (adult male) dozing by Wightwick Mill Lock. The pen (adult female) and cygnets on the water some distance away.

Common darter dragonfly resting on a bulrush leaf on the Compton Park pond. This is a male. The females are greenish where the males are red-orange.

An old-style dustbin, now repurposed as a compost bin. A young magpie using the lid to stand on, while it surveys the area for prey.

One of the summer generation of holly blue butterflies, resting on the bare ground of the canal footpath near Compton.

The semi-resident West Park heron, on its usual perch, stretching one of its legs for a little scratch.