Diving deep for pollen

Diving deep for pollen

Honey bee diving gathering pollen from a camellia flower, diving so deep that at one point it submerged out of sight.

Red beak, red eyes

Red beak, red eyes

Bright red beak with a yellow tip. Eyes also red, if not so bright. One of the West Park moorhens on a sunny morning.

Heather close-ups

Heather close-ups

Three different heathers growing in the same front garden. A cheap close-up lens has given the pictures a soft focus nearing the point of abstraction.

Cob portrait

Cob portrait

Cob (male swan) on the lake at West Park, swam towards me, perhaps in the hope of being fed.