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Bluebells, blue and white

Bluebells, blue and white

Blue and white bluebells (presumably cultivated, and the Spanish species) growing together in a corner of the quiet churchyard at Berkswell.

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Tortoiseshell butterfly on blackthorn flowers

Tortoiseshell butterfly on blackthorn flowers

Tortoiseshell butterfly extending its long proboscis to syphon up some of the nectar from the mass of flowers on a blackthorn bush.

Tortoiseshell butterfly on blackthorn flowers

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Spring 2015: pasque flowers

Spring 2015: pasque flower

Pasque flowers (actually pictured in Easter week) growing in a front garden in Bridgnorth. They had so much pollen it was falling onto the lower petals.

Spring 2015: pasque flower

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Spring 2015: young lambs

Spring 2015: young lambs

Its springtime, so there must be young lambs in the fields. These could be seen from quiet footpaths in south Shropshire.

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Monkey puzzle flowers

Monkey puzzle flowers opening

Flowers on a mature araucaria (monkey puzzle) in the centre of Wombourne.

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Tortoiseshell butterfly on daffodil

Tortoiseshell butterfly on daffodil

Tortoiseshell butterfly seeming to be trying to get nectar from a daffodil by approaching through the back of the flower.

Tortoiseshell butterfly on daffodil