A small clump of tall ornamental grass in one of the beds in Castle Grounds Park, Bridgnorth. In my opinion, it looks at its best in early autumn.
The first fly agaric I’ve seen this season, under a holly which was itself intruding into a beech hedge in Bantock Park. It had been extensively eaten, probably by at least two different creatures: a mollusc and a mammal.
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All the colours …
Early evening, a short but sharp shower, and a resulting rainbow.
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Hooks all the way down
Two close-ups of a seed-head of a teazle as the seeds ripen towards maturity. Each seed is attached to a long spike which has a hook at the far end, perfect for getting stuck in the fur of some animal which will then disperse the seed well away from the parent plant. These close views show the spikes are covered in lesser hooks all down towards the seeds themselves.
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Ambersnail on bulrush leaf
One of the common water snails on the leaf of a bulrush, in the pool in Compton Park. The pictures which show both edges of the leaf give some idea of how tiny it was – leaf was somewhat under an inch broad.
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A genteel paddle at the river’s edge
Carrion crow standing in shallow water at the edge of the Severn in Bridgnorth. It occasionally took a beakful of water, but it wasn’t acting like it was their mainly for a drink.