Bumble bee which seemed to be very thoroughly investigating a small patch of bare earth on the path around the perimeter of the Barley Field.
Not ready to rattle yet
One of the wildflowers of the Barley Field, as of most other wildflower meadows, yellow rattle. The “yellow” in the name is obvious from these pictures. “Rattle” comes later. When the seeds mature, they are loosely-enclosed in a seed case, and do indeed rattle around when the plant is shaken.
Feeding time: wagtails
A wagtail parent flying in to feed its fledged chick.
Shades of green: teazles
Teazles growing in the wetland area by the Compton Park pond. The area of woodland in the background makes the pictures compositions in shades of green.
Come hither tortoiseshell
Small tortoiseshell butterfly, flat with its wings spread out as far as possible on the planks of the footbridge across the Compton Park pond. It wasn’t in any kind of trouble or distress. Instead, it was wafting pheromones, trying to attract another to mate with.
Touch of purple
Thistles. The flowers were still buds, still almost closed. But a touch of the purple they would show when opened was already visible.