A common garden spider in the middle of its web, lit in bright sunlight. This one was tiny, so probably a male.
Young buzzard overhead
Young buzzard, possibly a fledgling, flying overhead for the second time the same afternoon. It had returned about an hour after being driven off by mobbing gulls.
Garden delights
Spotted on an early morning stroll around my local allotments, none of them grown for their decorative effects, I imagine.
Turtle summer
The West Park turtle. Not doing very much other than resting on its log in the sun. But it rarely does very much other than resting on itsd log under the sun.
Young moorhen, Old Nursery Pond
A young moorhen on Old Nursery Pond, striding out on the shallow water among some lily pads.
Generation (shield bugs)
The first shield bug nymphs have started appearing, with this pair on a ripening raspberry. There seemed to be adults mating every day during this year’s long hot spring.