A small hart’s tongue fern growing on the mortar of one of the bridges over the 21 locks section of the Birmingham Canal in Wolverhampton.
Meadow browns, Bilbrook
Meadow brown butterflies, feeding on thistles by the side of a quiet road outside Bilbrook.
Cowberry redleaf fungus on an azalia
Cowboy redhead fungus (Exobasidium vaccinii) growing on an azalia in a front garden. A few of the reddened leaves on the azalia can be seen in the backgrounds.
UPDATE: more likely to be the related fungus, an Alpine rose apple (Exobasidium rhododendri).
Red admiral resting on wood chips
Red admiral butterfly resting on a pile of wood chips by the side of the canal footpath near Aldersley Junction. Its wings were spread to catch as much sun as possible as it warmed itself up for the day.
Standing tall, canalside figwort
Figwort plant, very tall and slender, just coming into flower. Growing all along the very edge of the canal bank, this one very near the water bridge.
Young heron near water bridge, taking off
The same young heron as in yesterday’s post, a couple of minutes later. Somthing on the footpath side of the canal disturbed it, so it took off for a secluded spot.