Damselfly mating looks like it could have been the inspiration for whoever developed the method for planes to refuel in flight. These azure damselflies were over a pool in Baggeridge Country Park recently.
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Birch bolete, snail or slug nibbled
A lone birch bolete fungus, growing on a front lawn. Already somewhat the worse for wear, partially nibbled. The remains of a slime trail showed that at least one of the guilty parties was a snail or slug.
A white tailed bumble bee crawling all over one of the flowers on an orange ball tree at the back of Compton Lock, working at gathering as much as possible.
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Lonely marsh orchids, Baggeridge
There’s normally hundreds of orchids (southern marsh, spotted, or crosses of the two) on a patch of level ground at the back of Toposcope Hill, Baggeridge Country Park. This year, there have been precisely two. Here’s hoping that it’s been the cold spring we’ve had which means they’ve held off flowering, that they will be back next summer.
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Heron heading off, Compton
Heron, quietly fishing in the canal near Compton Lock, until a cyclist came along the path wheeling his bike. The bird took off in the opposite direction.
Caterpillar dangling from the end of a long silken thread, hanging from a tree at the edge of Chapter Meadow, Worcester.