The other damselfly which took occasional pauses resting on bullrush leaves (see yesterday’s post). Pond at Compton Park, blue-tailed damselfly.
Clouded Funnel Clitocybe nebularis
Clouded funnel mushroom (previously called clouded agaric). Quite common, these, already nibbled, in undergrowth at Tettenhall.
Azure damselflies resting on bullrush leaves
Resting on bullrush leaves on the pond at Compton Park, two azure damselflies. When the pond was created (2013) there were hundreds of blue damselflies (azure, common blue and blue tailed).
There has been no maintenance since, so the pond is being taken over by the vegetation. There is now only a tiny area of open water. The day these pictures were taken, there were only these two azure
On and near the canal
The toll booth at the Bratch Locks; the half mile stretch only one boat wide at the Pendeford Rockin’, and between the canal and the i54 industrial estate, the small nature reserve.
Swans lying down for a snack
The swan family from the small pool at Perton – pen, cob, and all six cygnets thriving. Lying down stretched out out on the grass between the pool and the footpath, extending their necks to nibble at the short grass.
Pen and four of the cygnets together. Cob a little further away. One errant cygnet on a different patch of grass, and the final errant one on a footpath, unable to decide whether to stand or lie down.
Meadow browns fighting over flower
Two meadow brown butterflies on the same roadside ragwort flower, fighting over which one gets possession.