Bridge carrying the Exeter to Exmouth road across the River Clyst at Topsham. The Bridge Inn, at the foot of Bridge Hill, can be seen in the distance in the first picture.
The tide was near to full when these pictures were taken.
Another view across the River Clyst to a kingfisher perched above the weir. Once again, the first image is a cropped version of the full frame shot below.
The bird had only been there a short time when a man came along the same bank it was on, with a dog which was off the lead. The bird headed off for somewhere less disturbed.
White butterflies: I thought they were all small whites, but didn’t get clear enough views to be sure, feeding on roadside flowers in the Exe estuary area.
Kingfisher on a fence post overlooking the weir on the River Clyst at Topsham. The bird is tiny in the photo above, but stands out because of its bright colours. That picture is a cropped version of the full-frame one below.
It could be a hedgerow almost anywhere at this time of year. As it happens, it was beside a busy road near Exeter that the blackberries on these brambles were ripening.
Another little egret fishing, this one on the River Clyst, directly below the beer garden of the Bridge at Topsham. A pair of swans also feeding in the vicinity.
The tide was near its height, with just traces of the weir in the river poking out of the water. The egret following the line of the weir, looking for fish.
Once it had crossed the river, almost to the bank with the pub, it took off. It then flew across to rest briefly on a reed bed on the far bank, before returning to its original station.