These catkins are a strong reddish-purplish colour – tending more to purple when they are knocked to the ground in strong winds then crushed.
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Ivy leaved speedwell
This plant is a weed to gardeners.
The flower is tiny – just a couple of millimetres across. To the right of the flower there is an even smaller insect or spider (click on the picture to go to Flickr to see this more clearly on a larger version).
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Comma butterfly
This butterfly was resting and warming itself on a sunny bank just feet from the tortoiseshell which featured in yesterday’s post.
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Tortoiseshell butterfly
This butterfly feeding on a dandelion was my first go at doing video. As such, it is a good demonstration that hand-held close-ups at maximum zoom give a very shaky result.
Below is a still of the same individual at rest.
This bee was busy collecting nectar from the gorse flowers. The gorse bloom is now well advanced.
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Toads mating
These toads were already locked in a nuptial embrace as they crawled across the main path through Baggeridge Park on the way to find a pool to lay their spawn.
The male is noticeably smaller than the female, who is swollen with the eggs.