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Kestrel hunting in cloudy sky

Kestrel hunting in cloudy sky

Kestrel in a cloudy sky, in a favoured hunting spot above the saddle between Worcestershire Beacon and Sugar Loaf Hill in the Malverns.

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Centaurus flower, Malvern Hills

Centaurus flower, Malvern Hills

Centaurus flowering by the footpath leading up from St Anne’s Well to the ridge of the Malvern Hills. Presumably an escape from a garden, though even the nearest one (the flower beds of the cafĂ© at the well) were some distance away.

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Independent-minded cygnet, West Park

Independent-minded cygnet, West Park

One of the five remaining cygnets from this year’s swan brood at West Park. This one always seems to be off on its own, instead of hanging out with its siblings and one or both parents. At least, I’m presuming it’s the same bird every time.

Independent-minded cygnet, West Park

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Cinquefoil flowers with insects

Cinquefoil flowers with insects

A cinquefoil bush in flower, by the lake in West Park, attracting a lot of insects. Featured here are a greenbottle fly, hoverfly and bee.

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Tufted ducks passing, preening

Tufted ducks passing, preening

Two tufted ducks passing by as they swim across West Park lake, occasionally preening as they go. Perhaps a pair, with the male still in eclipse plumage.

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Crane fly on a leaf, West Park

Crane fly on a leaf, West Park

Crane fly (a.k.a. daddy long legs) resting on a leaf one one of the bushes in West Park, warming itself in the morning sun.