Blackfly, sap-sucking aphids which damage a wide range of garden plants. Here on a tender young twig.
Shades of pink: horse chestnut flowers
Close-ups of horse chestnut flowers a couple of weeks ago. Some from trees with red flowers, some white but with areas of pink or red and yellow.
Wild garlic, riverside
Flowers at different stages of opening in a patch of wild garlic growing in one of the tree-shaded spots beside the Severn in Bridgnorth.
Yucca, flowers opening, West Park
One of the yuccas in West Park as it began to flower this week. The last two pictures were taken four days later than the others.
Bylet duckling, Bridgnorth
Lone mallard duckling on the downstream tip of the Bylet in the Severn at Bridgnorth, and on the water.
When I first noticed it, the duckling was setting off to walk the two feet or so to the edge of the water while the mother seemed to be sleeping. It took a little drink of water, then stepped in to swim briefly. It returned to the mother, then went straight back to the water. This time both began swimming, with the adult still staying close to the shore, watching the young one which was now swimming well into the channel.
Dutchman’s breeches
Dutchman’s breeches, garden shrub with distinctively shaped flowers. These were on another of the plants in the Bancroft Gardens, Stratford on Avon.