Valerian

From back in midsummer: flowers of common valerian, Valeriana officinalis.

Photos taken in the field below Chazey Wood, near Caversham, UK, on 2014-07-12.

Geranium

From last spring: shining cranesbill, Geranium lucidum.

Photos taken in Whiteknights Park, Reading, UK, on 2014-05-17.

Another Shieldbug

From back in September: a green shieldbug, Palomena prasina (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae).

Photos taken in Whiteknights Park, Reading, UK, on 2014-09-27.

Shieldbug

From back in August: a brassica shieldbug, Eurydema oleracea (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae).

Photos taken in Whiteknights Park, Reading, UK, on 2014-08-03.

Goosander

A male goosander (Mergus merganser).

Photos taken on the large lake, Whiteknights Park, Reading, UK, on 2014-12-28.