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Ladybird

Ladybird

As the weather warms up, more insects become visible.

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Coltsfoot

Coltsfoot

Yet another sign of spring at last.

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Hairy fungus

Hairy fungus

This fungus looks for all the world like a tuft of black hair.

It seems to be a fungus which goes under the the proper name of Phycomyces nitens, and grows on dung.

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Starling

Starling

A starling hanging from a bird feeder, and showing a little of the multi-coloured splendour that the normally black portions of its plumage can take on in the right light.

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House spider

House spider

These house spiders are normally seen in late summer and autumn, when the males go off in search of females, fall into a bath or sink, and are unable to get out unaided.

This one managed to get itself into the same difficulty in March.

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Blackbird

Blackbird

This bird was feeding on the ground.