Wildlife from Wolverhampton and nearby
Ringlet butterfly which landed in a hedge just a couple of feet from me. looked at from one direction, its wing was in bright sunlight; from the other direction, a wing in deep shade. Final picture is of a different individual, resting with its wings open.
Sweet pea flowers bursting thr ough the fence of the Castle Grounds at Bridgnorth, overhanging Castle Walk.
Sow thistle, the last of its flowers for the season open, overhanging the same stretch of canal where the damselflies in the previous posts had been.
Banded demoiselle male resting on a nettle not far from the female in the previous post. Males choose more exppsed positions to rest, whith their bright blue colour serving to advertise their presence.
Banded demoiselle female resting, abdomen erect, on a canalside nettle. Pale green colour makes her hard to spot on vegetation.
Flowers retreating towards the tip of the stem as seeds begin to develop: red hot pokers.
