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Devon interlude, September 2016: Corrosion (Fishing equipment, Ilfracombe harbour)

Corrosion (Fishing equipment, Ilfracombe harbour)

Deeply rusted chain, among the fishing equipment left at the side of the harbour at Ilfracombe.

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Devon interlude, September 2016: Sandy bank bees. Ilfracombe

Sandy bank bees

Bees entering and leaving their nests all along a low sandy bank in the steeply rising park behind the museum at Ilfracombe.

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Devon interlude, September 2016: Oystercatchers on the rocks

Oystercatchers on the rocks

Group of oystercatchers prospecting for things to eat on the rocks on the shoreline at Ilfracombe.

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Devon interlude, September 2016: Foraging jackdaws, Dartington Hall

Foraging jackdaw

The outdoor tables of cafes are often good places to watch bird behaviour, especially if they are out in the country like this one at Dartington Hall. A small group of jackdaws had decided it was their dining area.

Foraging jackdaw

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Devon interlude, September 2016: Medlar ripening

Medlar ripening

Medlar ripening on a tree. A fruit which is no longer eaten very much — it needs to be left to begin to rot before it becomes edible!

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Devon interlude, September 2016: Dwarf goats, Ilfracombe

Dwarf goat, Ilfracombe

Some of a group of dwarf goats in one of the fields on the lower slopes of Hillsborough hill on the edge of Ilfracombe.