Peter Riley<p>A colourful fluffy <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/coot" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>coot</span></a> chick swims in a lake near <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Rottweil" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Rottweil</span></a>, Germany. <br>Photograph: Silas Stein</p><p>A blue-coloured <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/treefrog" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>treefrog</span></a>, normally known for its green colour, holds on to a leaf in the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Karacabey" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Karacabey</span></a> district of <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Bursa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Bursa</span></a>, Turkey<br>Photograph: Anadolu</p><p>A rose <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/chafer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>chafer</span></a> beetle often seen on flowers; they’re a <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/detritivore" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>detritivore</span></a> - feeds on dead and decaying matter and recycle its nutrients - which makes a helpful addition to any <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/compost" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>compost</span></a>.<br>Photograph: Geoffrey Swaine</p>