Broad bodied chaser dragonfly, male, resting on vegetation on the edge of a small pool at Baggeridge Country Park.
Swan family, Spring Pool, Baggeridge
Swans with half a dozen young cygnets on Spring Pool at Baggeridge Country Park.
Gathering of goslings, West Park
Big Canada goose family (10 goslings!) near the boating lake at West Park.
Large red damselflies, male
Two males, large red damselflies resting on vegetation in a garden. As far as I know, the only open water nearby is bird baths. but damselflies of various species resting on leaves have been a regular feature this summer.
Ducklings, Bag’s Pool, Baggeridge
Ducklings on Bag’s Pool at Baggeridge Country Park.
Briar rose, swollen-thighed beetles
Briar rose flowers with a bright greenswollen-thighed beetles busy eating pollen. Bonus picture is of a bumblebee on another flower of one of the bushes.