Song thrush listening alertly, possibly for sounds of prey in the short grass. The bird was aware that I wasn’t far away, but did not seem at all worried.
Corn marigolds, Bantock Park
Flowers on some of the corn marigolds in the wildflower meadow at Bantock Park, some of them attracting insects.
Greens: female beautiful demoiselle on a leaf
Female beautiful demoiselle at rest on a leaf, hard to spot as a set of more vivid greens against the greens of the vegetation.
Holly blue butterfly on the ground and on a leaf
Holly blue butterfly which was flying round a small patch by the canal towpath a short distance from Meccano Bridge. It frequently landed for a short pause on the ground or on a leaf, before taking off for a random flittering flight to its next station.
Bindweed flowers, pink and white
Pink and white flowers, each from a roadside bindweed, smaller and, in my opinion, much more attractive than the white flowers of the convulvulus which is such a menace in gardens.
Orchids going over, Baggeridge
This year I missed the main flowering season for the orchids of Baggeridge Country Park. When I did manage to get there, in mid-July, the last few flowers were on plants which were mainly going to seed.