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Magpies, West Park island

Magpie, West Park island

Two magpies standing on a branch of a willow spreading over the lake from one of the islands. Although they were safely separated from me by water, they were still suspicious.

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Red admiral butterfly feeding on buddleia flowers

Red admiral butterfly feeding on buddleia flowers

Red admiral butterfly feeding on flowers on the same buddleia as yesterday’s painted lady – which it chased off.

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Rabbit in the sun, Mary Arden’s Farm

Rabbit in the sun, Mary Arden's Farm

Rabbit in the middle of a field on Mary Arden’s farm, resting in warm morning sunlight.

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Painted lady butterfly on buddleia flowers

Painted lady butterfly on buddleia flower

Painted lady butterfly busily eating from buddleia flowers at the end of August. Other pictures of the same insect appeared here.

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Yellow: courgette flower, Bridgnorth castle grounds

Yellow: courgette flower

Yellow courgette flower (a couple of courgettes were ripening well underneath) in the WI garden in Bridgnorth castle grounds.

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Young woodpecker(s) eating ants, Mary Arden’s Farm

Young woodpecker eating ants, Mary Arden's Farm

One or two young green woodpeckers feeding on the ants in the field featured in the previous post. The feeding was a bit far away to be sure, but the bird which was there when I returned to the field after a half hour or son break (last few pictures in the set) seemed to have less marked plumage on its head.