Category: David

Tansy flowering, bringing a touch of bright yellow to a meadow late in December.

Heron high in a tree a short distance from Wightwick lock, looking like it was dozing heron. Aware of what was going on, watchful of people and dogs passing on the opposite side of the canal, but very reluctant to move.

Stratford on Avon Tropical Butterfly Farm: one of the butterflies persistently chasing another. Perhaps they are very distinct female and male forms of the same species, with some energetic courtship happening. Or it could be an insect trying to defend its territory against incursions from a member of another species, with more vigour than success.

One of my favourite fungi: the distinctive fruiting bodies of collared earth stars growing under the towpath hedge, by the canal opposite the social club at Castlecroft.

More of the non-insect livestock at the Stratford on Avon Tropical Butterfly Farm: one of the parakeets.

Young heron, once again at its favoured spot just downstream of the chain ferry on the Avon at Stratford. Here standing on an ovverhanging tree stump, watching the river as mallards swim by.