A single orchid in front of the contrasting yellow flowers of iris and yellow rattle, in a marshy area of the former quarry on the Saltwells Nature Reserve.
Crow on a street light
Carrion crow using a street light near the Mermaid Inn on Bridgnorth Road as a base for watching its territory.
Bee on a lavender flower
Bee with pollen on its back hairs as it gathers nectar from the lavender patch in the little park opposite Broad Street Basin
Spiderlet nursery
The tiny dots in this web show, on close viewing, as tiny, newly emerged spiderlets. Their species is the nursery spider
Beautiful demoiselle on a leaf
Female beautiful demoiselle damselfly resting on a leaf by the river Worfe.
In many lights, the female’s dominant colour is emerald green.
Mallards observing the speed limit
Couple of mallard drakes making sure they are obeying the speed reminder on the canal by Compton bridge.
Elder buds
Cluster of elder flowers just about to open.
Dunnock preening
Dunnock sitting on a fence post, taking care of its feathers in a sunny spot.
Not so cute now
Growing goslings feeding in short grass by West Park lake.
The mother goose was on guard.
The family has featured in previous posts when the goslings were smaller and apparently cuddlier, most recently here.
Lady’s smock by canal
Lady’s smock growing hanging over the canal at Compton. It was intertwined with a nettle, also in flower.