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Large red damselfly female, moving to far side of leaf

Large red damselfly female, moving to far side of leaf

Female large red damselfly on a leaf on the Compton Park pool, moving to the far side of the leaf, perhaps to avoid my attention. As in many species, the female is less conspicuous than the males.

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Swans and cygnets preening while afloat

Swans and cygnets preening while afloat

West Park’s parent swans and their cygnets, contorting their necks to preen while afloat in the middle of the boating lake.

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White, green: garden poppies, Bridgnorth

White, green: garden poppies

Ornate white poppies, some flowers already open and others just breaking buds, in one of the front gardens of East Castle Street, Bridgnorth.

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Buzzard almost overhead, Compton Park

Buzzard almost overhead, Compton Park

Another morning, and a buzzard using a thermal to rise in the sky over Compton Park as soon as it had got warm enough, the bird soaring almost over my head.

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Heron hunting, canal by Crowther Road wood

Heron hunting, canal by Crowther Road wood

Heron wading through the water at the edge of the canal, hunting for prey in a patch overshadowed by the trees of Crowther Road wood.

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White: rowan flowers

White: rowan flower

Flowers from some of the rowans on the edge of Compton Rough and the Barley Field, as they came out early last month.