Some signs of autumn colour change in the leaves of the trees surrounding the exuberant Victorian architecture of the water pumping station beside Bratch locks.
David
Umbellifer flowers and seeds
Flowers and ripening seeds pictured on the same small umbellifer a few days ago.
Woody nightshade berries
With a thread of spider’s web catching the sunlight.
A robin revealed
My first try at an animated video. The robin (and the original of the picture) shown here was featured in a post
last February.
Fly eating nectar
This fly was eating from flowers on the same ivy as Wednesday’s hoverfly. Video
A muted colour scheme
Pale green needles and light brown cones.
Mushrooms from above
Small mushrooms growing through regularly-mown vegetation.
Hoverfly on ivy
On warm days at this time of year, lots of insects go wild for the nectar of ivy flowers. This hoverfly was one such. Video
Holly berries
Winter’s coming.
Bee gathering nectar
A series of close-ups of a bee going about its task.
