Bumble bee performing acrobatic manoeuvers as it collects pollen from the flowes of a buddleia.
Giant funnel caps, part eaten
Giant funnel cap mushrooms by the edge of the Railway Walk as it passed through a deep cutting in Wombourne. All the fruiting bodies were part eaten.
Swan family by River Sow, Doxey
Swan family of two adults and two well-grown cygnets not doing very much by the River Sow on the Doxey Marshes Nature Reserve. They were only a couple of yards from the path, but stayed set in place despite a steady stream of dogwalkers passing.
Common darters mating, Compton Park pool
Pair of common darter dragonflies mating while standing on the decking of the footbridge over the Compton Park pool. If disturbed, they would fly off to a safer position, still conjoined.
Kestrel hunting in cloudy sky
Kestrel in a cloudy sky, in a favoured hunting spot above the saddle between Worcestershire Beacon and Sugar Loaf Hill in the Malverns.
Centaurus flower, Malvern Hills
Centaurus flowering by the footpath leading up from St Anne’s Well to the ridge of the Malvern Hills. Presumably an escape from a garden, though even the nearest one (the flower beds of the café at the well) were some distance away.