The bright orange and yellow of hawkbit flowers contrasting with the green of a lawn in the background, noticed in passing in someone’s front garden.
Bee orchids, Wrens Nest
Bee orchids, the flowers mimicking the insects they attract to pollinate them, growing earlier today in the Wren’s Nest, the national nature reserve in the heart of the Black Country.
Cardinal beetle on a leaf
Red-headed cardinal beetle sunbathing on a leaf. They are quite fond of sunbathing. When they are doing it, the contrast between their red colour and the green of the leaves they are on makes them easy to spot.
Ducklings on an outing
Ducklings, some onlly recently hatched, on outings on or beside the canal at different points between Newbridge and the Water Bridge. Three different broods each out with the mother mallard on the same morning earlier this month.
Starling on the prowl, West Park
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Starling on a daisy-studded patch of the lawns in West Park, prowling around looking for prey.
Water mint plant, Compton Park
Water mint, the stem and leaves emerging from shallow water of the pool in Compton Park.