Tansy Wild West Yorkshire Nature Diary, Sunday 3rd October 1999

By the towpath, the tight button-heads of Tansy are still in flower. Rub the leaf and there's a bitter-sweet fragrance.

Yarrow gets its alternative name, Milfoil, from its finely divided leaves.

Two Kingfishers fly close by us along the canal, one chasing the other. There's a soft light, as the sun is filtered through cloud. The deep blue on their backs is iridescent against the dark, dull water.

Richard Bell,
wildlife illustrator
E-mail; 'richard@daelnet.co.uk'