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Hemlock seeds from below

Hemlock seeds from below

Lots of plants seem to have grown taller than usual this year. That made it easier to get shots looking up from below to these hemlock seed heads in Compton Rough.

Hemlock seeds from below

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High maintenance feathers

High maintenance feathers

The semi-resident West Park heron preening. Those plumes must need taking care of.

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Holly blue on the edge of a leaf

Holly blue on the edge of a leaf

A holly blue butterfly, resting on the edge of a leaf.

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Pellucid hoverfly on heather flowers

Pellucid hoverfly on lavender flowers

Pellucid hoverfly feeding on the heather flowers in a front garden.

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Starting to change – lords and ladies

Starting to change - lords and ladies

The berries on a wild arum (lords and ladies) just starting to ripen from the top. On other plants nearby, they were already bright red.

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Meadow brown, thistle flower

Meadow brown, thistle flower

Meadow brown butterflies seem to have been present in somewhat larger than usual numbers this summer (the other types of browns, the opposite …). Here are two which were feeding on thistle flowers in the verge of a country road on the outskirts of Codsall.