Wolves Wild

Mistlethrush which has a territory including one of the areas of short grass by the West Park bandstand. Quite often in the early mornings, the bird can be seen inspecting the grass in this area for things to eat.

A Flower bud, a flower and a seed head from the same garden poppy.

Heron on one of the regular West Park perches, a willow on one of the islands in the lake.

The tree was blown over by winter gales a long time ago, but seemed to continue to thrive. This year, for the first time, it has only put out a little foliage.

Very few butterflies have been on the buddleia flowers this year; indeed there don’t seem to be very many around at all.

Large whites have been the most frequent of those visiting to feed.

A bee gathering pollen flor a bramble flower. The soft-focus effect is because a cheap supplementary lens, sometimes called a close-up filter, was used to magnify the subjects.

Turbulence in the water right by the shore of West Park lake, early one warm July morning. Caused by a few of the carp threshing their tails very vigorously. I think this must have been after-effects, the day after the carp had had their annual spawning.