Seen on the same walk along the canal. One heron taking off and heading for the Smestow after a dog got too close. Further along, at Castlecroft, another heron lands on the towpath, then takes up position watching the water for prey.
Growing lambs, Northycote
Two of this year’s lambs at Northycote Farm, already growing.
Speckled wood butterfly on grass leaf
Speckled wood resting on a grass leaf. This butterfly is quite often found in shady gardens, a substitute for their preferred territory of a clear patch in woodland.
Female goosanders, Severn, Bridgnorth, recently
A female goosander fishing and preening on the Severn just downstream of the Bylet at Bridgnorth. Two other females, fishing together just a little later, upstream of the bridge.
Hawthorn flowering season
Close-ups of buds and flowers; a flower-laden branch trailing into the canal at Compton, and the lower edge of the Barley Field when the hawthorn was out a month ago.
Banded demoiselles (Calopteryx splendens), female
Banded demoiselle damselfly females, their green bodies making them harder to spot against waterside vegetation than the males (yesterday’s post).