David

A fly feeding on the same ivy bush as several wasps (next post, above).

Views of St Peter’s church just before dawn recently. The first and third pictures were taken from West Park, looking (roughly) east and towards the direction where the sun would shortly rise.

This view from Lichfield Street was taken as close as I could get to the same interval before sunrise a couple of days later. The effect of looking into the cold northerly light was exaggerated because there was no cloud to catch the red glow of the still-concealed sun this time.

Two of the ladybirds which seemed to find an ivy bush a good place to rest and get warm in the morning sun last week.

Native to north America, the evening primrose has now had almost four centuries spreading in Britain.

During the recent spell of hot weather, this snail was resting for the day on an ivy leaf.

These thistles were still in flower a month or so ago.

Many members of the russula family are both common and brightly coloured.  This one, whatever species it is, lacks a bright colour.

The straight track down the western edge of Sutton Park follows the course of a Roman road.

This mallard was with her ducklings by the canal in the Bumble Hole LNR back in July.

Found on marshy ground, here the edge of the pool in the Hampton in Arden LNR by the packhorse bridge.