Wolves Wild

The green of a shield bug, resting on a purple flower in West Park.

A mixed bag of mushrooms seen locally in the last few weeks, eight different species, all unidentified.

The Egyptian goose recently often at West Park was in among a large group of Canadas, feeding on a grassy area. When someone was spotted bearing bread, the birds walked in that direction en masse, the Egyptian goose managing to keep pace with the leaders.

Grey spotted amanita mushrooms, growing on a front lawn where they appear every year. Although they had not been up long, they had already been nibbled in several places, possibly by slugs or snails.

Groups of parasol mushrooms, growing under a small group of deciduous and coniferous trees, seen probably the morning after they appeared.

Straw bales stacked up, for once not sealed in the ubiquitous black plastic. A fresh sprouting of grass on the top of the bales breaks the regularity of the pattern.