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Ladybird on a thistle

Ladybird on a thistle, flower gone over

This ladybird had chosen to land on the one thistle flower which had already gone over, perhaps because that was the one with smaller insects for it to eat.

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California poppy

Eschscholzia flowers

This vivid garden flower is indeed related to poppies.

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All the better to see

Umbellifer flower visited by a hoverfly

This insect with its huge eyes is a hoverfly. It was visiting the flowers on the umbellifers in the Barley Field, in the Smestow Valley Nature Reserve.

Umbellifer flower visited by a hoverfly

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Ragwort about to bloom

Ragwort about to bloom

This tight mass of flower buds were on a ragwort which was about to flower.

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Thistle flowers

Thistle flower

This sturdy thistle was growing in someone’s front garden, and evidently thrived during the recent wet weather.

Thistle flower

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Acorns beginning to grow on an exotic oak

Acorns beginning to grow on an exotic oak

These acorns were beginning to develop on one of the exotic oak trees in Bantock Park recently.