One of the West Park mallards, standing on the fence round the edge of the boating lake, twisting its neck to preen its feathers.
Tongue cleaning, buff-tailed bumble bee
Buff-tailed bumble bee standing on a garden table, using its front legs to clean its proboscis (tongue).
Peacocks at rest, sunny morning
Peacock butterflies (or possibly just one peacock butterfly) at rest on a sunny morning. One on a dustbin lid, one on a door.
White water lily flowers, Old Nursery Pond
Rising over a water surface green with floating vegetation, a couple of the white water lily flowers on the Old Nursery Pond in the Smestow Valley nature Reserve.
Moorhen chick stalking off, Compton Lock
Well-grown moorhen chick stalking off along the canal bank to get away from a sudden bout of activity at Compton Lock.
Red, amber, green: ripening wild arum berries
Ropening berries changing colour on a wild arum (lords and ladies) by the Railway Walk at Compton.