Bunch of vibernum berries, beginning to ripen on a bush behind Compton Lock.
Vantage point: West Park herons
Two West Park herons at separate vantage points, one on each island early one morning.
Locks from Wightwick to Bratch
Locks as the Staffs and Worcs Canal begins its long descent to the Severn at Stourport after the summit level ends at Compton. Wightwick Mill, Wightwick, Dimmingsdale, Ebstree, Awbridge and the Bratch.
Lone goosander on Severn log
Lone female or immature goosander standing on a log on the downstream end of the Bylet, in the Severn at Bridgnorth.
Skipper butterflies
Skipper butterflies feeding or resting on leaves. From the Barley Field and Baggeridge Country Park.
Young robin, plumage just changing
Young robin in the hedgerow by the towpath at Comton, as its plumage was just changing from the speckled juvenile feathers and the red breast was beginning to develop. It landed less than an arm’s length from me, and carried on watching as I took these pictures.