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Magpie on a lawn

Magpie on a lawn

A magpie which spent some time feeding on someone’s front lawn on Tettenall Road.

One picture from its performance has already featured here.

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Comma butterfly resting with outspread wings

Comma butterfly

Many butterflies, like this comma, have bodies which look furry enough to be mammalian.

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Evening primrose, growing wild in West Park

Evening primrose, growing wild in West Park

An evening primrose which had succeeded in seeding itself behind the Conservatory at West Park.

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Hoverfly feeding

Hoverfly

A hoverfly gathering nectar. A few grains of pollen are sticking to its back.

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Artichoke

Artichoke

The spikiness of this artichoke is a clue to the plant’s relationship to thistles.

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Teazels in flower, Penkridge

Teazels in flower, Penkridge

There is quite a colony of teazels among the vegetation on the bank of the river Penk as it goes through Penkridge.

Here they are in flower, seen from the bridge which carries the Stafford road over the river.