Female orange tip butterfly resting on a nettle leaf.
Only the males have the distinctive orange tip on their wings.
Young fern uncurling
Tip of a young fern, its leaves beginning to spread. Threads of spider silk were catching the sunlight.
Buzzard rising, Pendeford Mill
Buzzard rising on a thermal on its first flight of the day at Pendeford Mill.
Starling searching new-mown grass for insects
Starling prospecting the recently-mown grass by a pedestrian crossing for food.
Yellow poppy flower
Possibly a Welsh poppy, which often (as here) grows self-sown in gardens.
Herons at the nest, Pendeford Mill
A pair of herons on the tree with their nest during Pendeford Mill’s open day. The birds were probably caring for what were then young chicks.
Red chestnut flowers
Chestnut trees with red flowers are less common than those with the paler form. The row of trees behind the number 3 bus terminal at Castlecroft alternates the two types.
Great tit on a twig, Northycote
A great tit perching on a twig as it checks that all is clear before it heads for the bird feeders at Northycote Farm.
Buzzard and magpie sitting on a fence
A buzzard and a magpie sitting on the same fence by the Smestow Brook at Wightwick.
Otter signs
Visible signs of the otters living by the River Penk at Pendeford: a slide they use to get into the water, and some spraint.
