Robin’s pincushion gall. A wasp has laid her egg at the end of a rose branch. In the process, chemicals have been produced which distort the normal development of the wood, producing a frizzled mass which protects the growing young wasp.
Lady’s bedstraw, flowering
Lady’s bedstraw flowering with its sweet scent. In the days of straw mattresses, was used to perfume the straw, supposedly especially in lady’s beds.
Grey wagtail, Smestow Brook, Water Bridge
Grey wagtail on the search for food in and by the Smestow Brook as it passed over the Water Bridge. Small and lively bird which seems to time its appearances at the bridge when I have only brought a relatively low powered camera lens.
Badger latrine
Not a very salubrious subject, but a sign of wild animal activity just a few yards from one of the main raods into the city. Badgers have dug a hole in the soil to use as a latrine.
All aboard (moorhen, Newbridge)
Moorhen on the engine hatch of one of the narrowboats in the canal moorings at Newbridge.
Mycenae on wood chippings, Castle Grounds
Mycenae, small spindly mushrooms, growing on wood chippings in Castle Grounds, Bridgnorth.
