Dragonfly on patrol along a stretch of the canal at Compton. One of the hawker species, but moving too fast and too irregularly for any clear views. There was one along the same stretch of water about the same time last year.
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Banded demoiselle (silhouette)
Banded demoiselle damselfly resting in the hawthorn hedge overlooking the canal at Castlecroft, seen in silhouette.
Orchids at Baggeridge Country Park, some beginning to go to seed. Others, growing in a shady patch in the corner of Lydiates orchard, still flowering.
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Young robin on barrier
Young robin with its speckled plumage, resting on the barrier between Baggeridge Country Park and the grounds of Himley Hall.
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Skipper by towpath, Compton
Skipper butterfly (large skipper, perhaps) resting on vegetation by the can towpath near Compton.
Large red damselfly, a female, and so less strongly red-coloured than males. It was resting on grass leaf, out of sight of any open water more extensive than a bird bath.