Categories DavidGreenfinch and nuthatch on seed feeders Post author By David Post date 9 September 2013 Greenfinch eating at the feeding station at Northycote Farm.Nuthatch which also came along a couple of minutes later.
Categories DavidBroom seed pods Post author By David Post date 8 September 2013 Pods holding the ripening seeds on a broom bush growing by one of the stiles giving access to the Smestow Valley Nature Reserve.
Categories DavidToadflax flowering Post author By David Post date 8 September 2013 Toadflax in flower by the Wom Brook Walk near the centre of Wombourne earlier this week.
Categories DavidGiant polypore Post author By David Post date 8 September 2013 Giant polypores are common bracket-like fungi which grow on wood. They often grow at the base of trees or, as here, on roots some distance from the trunk.The fruiting bodies can appear in the same spot year after year, like this one in West Park.
Categories DavidBees in hollyhocks Post author By David Post date 7 September 2013 Bumblebees on an early morning search for nectar, finding a prime source in some hollyhocks.
Categories DavidFunnel spider and prey Post author By David Post date 7 September 2013 A large French funnel spider drags its prey, probably a millipede, into its web.