Seen earlier today: trooping crumblecap mushrooms, also know as fairies bonnet inkcaps, forcing their way through the tarmac of a pavement right at the foot of a garden wall.
Heron flying off, Compton
Heron featured in the previous post, now flying off upstream along the canal towards Compton Lock when it decided that someone walking a dog was a little too close.
Heron hunting, Compton
Heron hunting for something to eat as it stood on reeds by the canal at the back of Compton recently.
Pollen-laden reeds, Perton
Masses on pollen on the flowers of reeds by the size of the large pool at Perton.
Dandelions with hoverfly and fly
Dandelions attracting insects: one with a hoverfly, another nearby with some sort of fly.
Contortion: swans preening
The extraordinary contortions of a pair of swans on their morning preening exercise. The pair were on the canal in the shadow of Horden Road.