Swan family of two adults and two well-grown cygnets not doing very much by the River Sow on the Doxey Marshes Nature Reserve. They were only a couple of yards from the path, but stayed set in place despite a steady stream of dogwalkers passing.
Pair of common darter dragonflies mating while standing on the decking of the footbridge over the Compton Park pool. If disturbed, they would fly off to a safer position, still conjoined.
Kestrel in a cloudy sky, in a favoured hunting spot above the saddle between Worcestershire Beacon and Sugar Loaf Hill in the Malverns.
Centaurus flowering by the footpath leading up from St Anne’s Well to the ridge of the Malvern Hills. Presumably an escape from a garden, though even the nearest one (the flower beds of the café at the well) were some distance away.
One of the five remaining cygnets from this year’s swan brood at West Park. This one always seems to be off on its own, instead of hanging out with its siblings and one or both parents. At least, I’m presuming it’s the same bird every time.
A cinquefoil bush in flower, by the lake in West Park, attracting a lot of insects. Featured here are a greenbottle fly, hoverfly and bee.