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Foxgloves flowering

Foxglove

A foxglove pictured early one morning, half silhouetted against the sky.

Foxgloves

Growing wild amongst grasses in front of a bindweed-covered fence.

Foxglove

This one is pictured by twilight on an evening when the badgers didn’t come out to play.

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Thistle, flowers about to open

Thistle, flowers about to open

Three views of the same plant. Even the flower buds are spiky on some thistles!

Thistle, flowers about to open

Thistle, flowers about to open

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Cherries ripening, East Park

Cherries ripening, East Park

The season’s heavy rain meant that many of these cherries were splitting before they had ripened completely.

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Woody nightshade berries beginning to ripen

Woody nightshade berries beginning to open

Berries beginning to ripen – and it isn’t autumn yet, whatever the weather.

It wasn’t long since the same plant was flowering.

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Beetle scurrying

Beetle scurrying

This beetle was heading through short grass with a determined air.

Beetle scurrying

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Mistle thrushes, East Park

Mistlethrush on the bandstand roof

A young bird was using the bandstand roof as a lookout post. On the picture taken with a standard lens (below) it is barely visible silhouetted against the sky.

Mistlethrush on the bandstand roof

This was probably another member of the same family, hunting on the ground nearby.

Mistle thrush, East Park