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Jay, possibly a young bird, which had just landed in a nearby tree as we were walking through the Paddock in the Smestow Valley Nature Reserve.

Wasp feeding on the pollen of ivy flowers, getting its body liberally sprinkled with the pollen in the process.

Two herons on the West Park lake island, directing their gazes so that each can ignore the presence of the other.

Virginia creeper on the wall of the former lock keeper’s house, Wightwick Lock. Bright red autumn leaves. Yellow of the remaining flowers and ripening seeds. In the background, green ivy leaves.

Red crab apples, yellow crab apples: two trees at the back of Compton Lock.

Definitely noticed a lot more of these than usual this year: green shield bug, this time resting on a yew bush.

Small cluster of deceiver mushrooms, just beginning to emerge,