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Haws ripe in early September

Haws ripe in early September

These haws looked like they were already completely ripe – pictured a week ago.

Haws ripe in early September

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Showy spiders webs

Spider's web catching the sunlight

This spider’s web was very obvious when the sun caught it against a shadowed background.

Web in a rabbit hole

This one was less noticeable. It stretched across a rabbit hole, presumably currently unoccupied. It was in a deep shadow, but made more visible because it had caught some sand which had fallen on it.

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Insects feeding on ragwort flowers

Cinnabar moth and ragged white butterfly on ragwort flowers

This clump of ragwort was proving very attractive to insects early in August. A cinnabar moth caterpillar is near to the ragged white butterfly (above) while the hoverfly (below) came along a minute or so later.

Ragwort flowers with hoverfly

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Chapel Ash dawn

Dawn

Looking down Darlington Street from Queens Square towards Chapel Ash, it almost looks like the former church is rising through a wood.

Dawn

Keeping this illusion with a closer view meant a very careful choice of where to frame the picture.

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Young coots, Birmingham canal

Young coot, Birmingham canal

There are two young coots here, swimming and eating a few yards from each other.

Young coot, Birmingham canal

They are the same birds feature in the post of August 19th
when they must have been very recently hatched.

Young coot, Birmingham canal

Young coot, Birmingham canal

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Family of swans, Birmingham canal

Family of swans, Birmingham canal

This family of swans include a second adult which wouldn’t line up to get in the same shot of the others, as well as the three well-grown young seen below. They have a large territory heading out towards the junction with the Bradley arm of the canal.

Family of swans, Birmingham canal