Red-tailed bumblebee, a common bee species, on greater knapweed flowers.
Green bottle mulberry feast
Green bottle flies feasting on a fallen mulberry which had dropped from the tree carrying the berries in the previous post. The stains from the juice are purpling the grass.
Green, red, black: ripening mulberries
Green leaves, mulberries turning from red to black as they were ripening. Growing on a tree in the middle of the lawn of New Place garden, Stratford. Beware of standing below when they are ripe. The berries drop without warning and release juice on the slightest contact, creating an indelible stain.
Red admiral poised on nettle leaf
Red admiral butterfly resting on a nettle leaf, looking poised for take off in the event of any threat.
Knobbly coal fungus on tree stump
Knobbly coal fungus (aka cramp ball, King Alfred’s cake) on a tree stump. A species of dead and decaying trees.
Street of the hollyhocks
Church Street, Chipping Norton runs down a short, steep hill from the main street through the market town to the parish church on the edge of the Cotswolds countryside. The houses on the street all seemed to have hollyhocks grwoing in front, each with a different shade of flower.