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Coltsfoot seed heads ripening

Coltsfoot seed heads ripening

Remains of the flowers were still clinging to the ripening seed heads of some of these coltsfoots.

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Swallows, Northycote

Swallow, Northycote

Recently-arrived swallows at Northycote Farm.

Swallow, Northycote

Swallows, Northycote

They were resting on the telegraph wires which cross the farmyard, and occasionally heading off to hunt insects.

Swallow, Northycote

Swallows, Northycote

Swallow, Northycote

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Ash flowers opening

Ash flowers

Flowers beginning to open on an ash tree. There are leaf buds on the ends of the twigs.

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Scrounging jackdaw series

Scrounging jackdaw

Jackdaw on a thorough search for food on the ground under the bird feeders at Northycote Farm.

Scrounging jackdaw

It had its eye on me as it looked for things to eat.

Scrounging jackdaw

Scrounging jackdaw

Scrounging jackdaw

Scrounging jackdaw

Scrounging jackdaw

Scrounging jackdaw

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Horse chestnut flower buds

Horse chestnut flower buds

Spike of horse chestnut flowers just about to open.

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Horsetails before opening

Horsetails before opening

Horsetails, evolutionarily early non-flowering plants. I could never work out whether it was this or the later phase which is meant to resemble a horse’s tail

Horsetail before opening