Two goldfinches eating one of their favourite foods: thistle seeds. As soon as I’d taken these, as insurance pictures, two joggers came right by, scaring the birds away.
Garden butterflies: tortoiseshell on buddleia
Another frequent visitor to garden buddleias: tortoiseshell butterflies. Whenever I got them in focus, they seemed to close their wings to show the less colourfull undersides.
Brown hawker resting on buddleia flower
Brown hawker dragonfly which spend some time resting in the sun on a buddleia flower
Glistening inkcaps, Pendeford
Clusters of glistening inkcap mushrooms by a tree stump near the canal at Pendeford. The older cluster were right by the base of the stump, the more recent growths a yard or so away.
Meadow browns galore
There seem to have been a lot of meadow browns about this year. While i’ve seen a few ringlets and gatekeepers, I’ve not managed to get any pictures of them. In contrast, these shots have come from all over the place.
Late ducklings, Pendeford
Ducklings and mother mallard on the canal between Autherley Junction and Pendeford. The ducklings, nine in total, were only recently hatched in late July.