Wildlife from Wolverhampton and nearby
In the recently created local nature reserve along the Avon near the centre of Stratford, a young heron on the prowl.
It was early August, at the height of the long dry spell, so water levels were low. While we were watching, the bird made several strikes for prey, but didn’t seem to be having any success.
A male banded demoiselle damselfly rests on a leaf overhanging the River Avon at Stratford, while a male broad-bodied chaser dragonfly is in the middle of a riverside footpath nearby. Both are hoping to attract females.
pears ripening on their tree, and a wasp grateful for a windfall. The orchard, Anne Hathaway’s cottage, Shottery.
Apples aren’t the only fruit grown in orchards. These plums and pears, along with a lot of old varieties of apples, were in the orchard at Anne Hathaway’s cottage, Shottery.
A tiny cherry bird ermine moth resting up in the daytime on purple loosestrife flowers.
Some fruits and berries have benefited from this year’s weather, with a wet spring and a long dry summer. The crops of sloes on the blackthorns for one.