Flower of a water mint growing at the edge of the Compton Park pool. As I was taking the pictures a small insect came to visit.
Coming through the wall: trooping crumblecap
Not so much coming through the wall as forcing their way through the tarmac of a pavement: trooping crumblecap mushrooms, also called fairies bonnet inkcaps.
Hoverflies and a wasp on ivy flowers
Ivy flowering, late August. Lots of hoverflies feeding on the nectar A wasp got in as the subject of one of the pictures
Ear fungus on dead elder branch
Ear fungus on a dead elder branch by the Smestow Valley Railway Walk at Newbridge.
Common darter resting, wings forward
Common darter dragonfly resting from patrolling its territory, with its wings pointing forwards. This was one of the first dragonflies I photographed, back in 2009.
Noisy robin, Bridgnorth
Robin on a tree in Bridgnorth Castle grounds, making noisy subsong, undisturbed by people close by.