Bonnet mycenae growing on wood mulch beside the Severn at Bridgnorth, and mushrooms of another mycena species half-hidden by grass under the hedge by the canal at Castlecroft.
Buzzard high on tree, Wightwick
Buzzard perched high in a treetop in Peasley Wood, seen from Wightwick Lock.
Coneflowers, drooping petals, Castle Grounds, Bridgnorth
Coneflowers, seen as their flowering season comes to an end the petals begin to droop. I liked the colours and textures of these, growing in the Women’s Institute garden of the Castle Grounds, Bridgnorth.
Young blackbird hunting for food
Young blackbird searching for, and finding, invertebrates in a patch of short grass.
Autumn butterflies: more red admirals
Red admirals have been the butterfly this autumn. Here are some more, warming themselves in the sun while resting on hawthorn leaves, on a footpath and on a branch high in a willow tree.
Reflection: log pile
Log pile at the end of the garden of a canalside house in Castlecroft, reflected with gentle distortion in the water.