Wolves Wild

Two views of the same black-headed gull on the rail at the lakeside at West Park, showing that the name isn’t completely accurate.

Lesser black-backed gull, which was standing next to the black-headed gull.

One of the parents of the chicks in the previous post takes some care of its feathers …

then dives in search of food …

before swimming off.

Distant view of a couple of fast disappearing crested grebe chicks on Pool Hall fishing pool a few weeks back.

Gooseberries and blackcurrants filling out and ripening.

Cinnabar moths are vivid red and black, making them one of the most noticeable day-flying moths.

This one was fluttering busily, inspecting vegetation by the towpath at Castlecroft.

The bright red of a cardinal beetle contrasting with the greens of the nettle leaf it is on.

Roadside umbellifer with its flowers beginning to turn into seeds.

Hanging over the edge of the canal at Castlecroft, a flowering birdsfoot trefoil.

Meadow brown butterfly resting on one piece of vegetation after another at Baggeridge Country Park.

Brood of West Park goslings pictured here in a series of posts since they were small and fluffy (most recently here) are now entering into adult plumage.

All seven young, and the parents, still seem to be thriving.

Fossil shells in a chunk of limestone.

Nearby a modern shell rests on a chunk of limestone, by the shore near the French resort of Cassis.

A few of the many orchids growing at the grassy edge of a wooded area in Baggeridge Country Park recently.

Most of the plants had spotted leaves.