Shield Bug on Maple

A lovely sunny afternoon walk around our local park.
We saw a Dipper and admired the Maple tree with all it's different colours.

The main photo is the middle of a set of three - 
1) the portrait of the tree
2) this closeup of the leaves revealing
3) a shield bug

1) and 3) are extra photos.

A special effort on a big day for Blipfoto 
17 years old today