Outside the breeding season, herons in close proximity seem to spend their time ignoring the other’s presence. Just before Christmas, these two on West Park’s boating lake island – one adult bird, the other immature – spent some time staring at each other.
At the Stratford Butterfly Farm a large gecko clings near the top of the back of its vivarium.
Finally got around to visiting the Butterfly Farm at Stratford on Avon recently, and was stunned by everything there was to see there. The main area has a wealth of tropical butterflies flying free – pictures to come.
But also worth looking out for on a visit is the Minibeast Metropolis – vivariums with various vertebrates and invertebrates. Today’s posts, reptiles from that room, here a skink staring back at me.
Clump of honey fungus at the base of a tree. The cap and stem of this particular honey fungus species covered in what look from a distance like protective spikes.
Greylag goose on the shingle foreshore of the Bylet in the Severn at Bridgnorth, having a good preen then standing up to stretch.
Black-headed gull taking a pause floating on the boating lake at West Park, and its reflection in the dark water.