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Grebe preening and diving

Great crested grebe

One of the parents of the chicks in the previous post takes some care of its feathers …

Great crested grebe

then dives in search of food …

Great crested grebe diving

before swimming off.

Great crested grebe

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Young great crested grebes

Great crested grebe chicks

Distant view of a couple of fast disappearing crested grebe chicks on Pool Hall fishing pool a few weeks back.

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Garden fruits ripening

Gooseberries ripening

Gooseberries and blackcurrants filling out and ripening.

Blackcurrant

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Cinnabar moth on vegetation

Cinnabar moth

Cinnabar moths are vivid red and black, making them one of the most noticeable day-flying moths.

Cinnabar moth

This one was fluttering busily, inspecting vegetation by the towpath at Castlecroft.

Cinnabar moth

Cinnabar moth

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Cardinal beetle on nettle leaf

Cardinal beetle

The bright red of a cardinal beetle contrasting with the greens of the nettle leaf it is on.

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Umbellifer seeding

Umbellifer seeding

Roadside umbellifer with its flowers beginning to turn into seeds.