Category: David

Nuthatch on the gnarly trunk of one of the willows in Stratford on Avon park. The rough surface of the wood gives lots of crevices for insects, so plenty of potential prey for the bird.

Tropical butterfly which must have escaped from Stratford on Avon Butterfly Farm and flown a good distance to the other side of the river, where it was feeding on the flowers in New Place Garden. Possibly a female common mormon.

Swan and the two cygnets on West Park boating lake yesterday, floating gently and preening. The first picture in the set was my entry to the Newhampton Arts Centre Paint the Day event.

Revisit about a week later to the area where there are orchids galore in Baggeridge Country Park. These are again all spotted orchids, southern marsh orchids, hybrids of the two, and pyramid orchids. I looked for the bee orchids nearby, but missed them. I did them manage to see the ones on Wrens Nest.

Sitting on one of the fences at Northycote Farm, a male blackbird watching me warily.

Bumblebee attracted to one of the allium flowers in the sensory garden at Northycote Farm recently.