Thistledown, looks so soft. Is so soft.
Ragwort with bumble bees
A patch of ragwort flowers was attracting lots of bumble bees. Pictured here are a red-tailed bumble bee and a buff-tailed bumble bee.
Keeping an eye on the gate?
Gatekeeper butterfly resting on a leaf. Like most gatekeepers, it was in a spot on the margins between a wooded area (often just a hedge) and more open vegetation.
Shiny lords and ladies
Lords and ladies (wild arum) berries glistening, bright and shiny, changing colours in their last stages of ripening at the start of the month.
Feeding time: carrion crows, Compton Park
Two carrion crows in Compton Park. One, this year’s bird, the other one of the parents. The youngster tried, but failed, to cadge some food from the adult.
Not in any rush
Rushes on Compton Park pool, with their seeds forming a small cluster at the top of the tall, thin stems.
