The usual adult heron in West Park, perched on a favourite willow, growing on the island and hanging over the water of the lake.
The camera I had with me that day could only zoom up to moderate telephoto settings.
Spindle fruit, getting redder
I keep popping back for another look at a spindle tree by the Railway Walk at Newbridge, watching the fruit change colour as they ripen. They’re now pink all over, and getting redder.
Common darter, canal towpath near Wightwick Mill lock
Dragonfly, a common darter male, on the footpath by the canal, near to Wightwick Mill lock. The males usually perch where they can watch a stretch of still or slow-flowing water. Because the path is work to a lower level than the rest of the canal bank, this one’s field of view only began well above water level.
Grey wagtail peeping out, Bylet bank
Standing on a branch on the bank of the Bylet in Bridgnorth, a grey wagtail, one of a resident pair.
Tiny mushroom, fallen tree trunk, Bantock Park
A tiny mushroom growing directly from the trunk of a fallen tree in Bantock Park, with views from above and below.
Dock bug on bramble leaf
A dock bug on the leaf of one of the brambles un the undergrowth of Old Nursery Wood in the Smestow Valley Nature Reserve.