One of the Barley Field magpies, taking off as a walker got close, and heading for the the cover of the wooded area.
Broad centurion, aka Green soldier fly’
Broad centurion, otherwise known as green soldier fly, very common garden flies. The hairy eyes are characteristic.
Spear thistle, flower buds and flower
Two spear thistles. One with the first flower opened, the other just before the first flower opened.
Firecracker plant, flowers
Flowers on a firecracker plant in a local garden, indeed looking a little like the sparks falling from a firework
Dogs – more artwork, South Staffordshire Railway Walk
More artwork on the brickwork of the bridges crossing the South Staffordshire section of the Railway Walk at Lower Penn.
This time it’s dogs: perhaps even ones which are (or were) walked along this section of the bridgle path.
Ants and blackfly
Blackfly predating on a foxglove, which was then just about to flower; ants in turn predating on the blackfly.
The ants may possibly be black garden ants, the blackfly possibly cowpea aphids.