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Fruits, flowers, galls

Ripening raspberry

Ripening raspberries, honeysuckle or vibernum berries; flowers from a potato, Himalayan balsam and a yarrow, and a sycamore leaf covered in red nail mite galls in this varied selection.

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Smooth newt (under bird bath)

Smooth newt (under bird bath)

Small, perhaps young, smooth newt which hangs out under a bird bath, perhaps because there are plenty of small slugs there for it to eat.

Smooth newt (under bird bath)

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Growing up fast: West Park cygnets

Growing up fast: West Park cygnets

This year’s West Park cygnet pair, hatched back in late March or early April, are now growing up fast.

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Textures: wood and stone

Texture - old tree stump

Striking textures from two objects on opposite sides of the start of a farm track at Ebstree. Deep grooving in the wood of the stump of a long felled tree. Long shallow horizontal grooves in the stone of a large sandstone boulder, possibly an erratic.

Texture sandstone boulder (erratic?)

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frog in a bird bath

frog in a bird bath

Keeping cool and hydrated is important while we have a heatwave. The same goes for frogs, like this young one partly submerged in the water of a bird bath.

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Garden butterflies – comma sunning

Garden butterflies - comma sunning

Comma butterflies, resting on leaves or on a garden table on sunny days. Displaying themselves in a prominent position to try to attract members of the opposite sex.