Wolves Wild

Wild arum berries, bright red and shiny, clustering together at the top of the stem. This plant was by the Railway Walk at Compton.

Black-keaded gull, a young bird (second year, or perhaps third) on the post of a fence by the West Park lake, very early one morning.

Two rats on a patch of short grass West Park, eating peanuts which someone had left out for squirrels.

The rats know I was nearby, taking photos of them, but were unconcerned. Someone came down a nearby path with their dog on a long lead. Now the rats headed for the cover of undergrowth.

A small tortoiseshell butterfly feeding on the last of this summer’s buddleia flowers a few days ago.

Branched bur-reed (Sparganium erectum) on the edge of Old Nursery Pond. Some seed developing, while other flowers still going strong, still attracting insects.

Sloes, now almost ripe. It looks like the crop will be a good one this year.