Gob of foamy “cuckoo spit” on vegetation, which seems particularly abundant this year. It’s protective coating for the nymph of a froghopper (a type of insect).
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Tiny bryony flower
A tiny flower of a bryony peeping from behind one of the plant’s hairy leaves.
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Greens: birch catkins
The flowers on birch trees are one of the latest of the catkin-like ones to appear.
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Half-grown coot chick diving for food
Coot chick, grown enough to swim off without parental supervision and to dive in search of its own food.
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Fly foraging in buttercup
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Fly in a buttercup flower, its tongue out to eat the nectar.
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West Park acers
Japanese acers in West Park at the end of last month, with seeds just beginning to develop and giving strong colour contrasts with the vivid leaves.