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Tiny insects on dandelions

Tiny insect on dandelion

Tiny insects half-hidden on the dandelions they are gathering pollen from.

https://www.flickr.com/photos/davea2007/33763069898

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Nestbuilding Swans, Anglers Pool, Perton

A pair of swans building a nest in the reeds on the margin of Angler’s Pool, Perton.

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Mare’s tails, not yet open

Mare's tails, not yet open

Mare’s tails, for many gardeners a least favourite plant. These were not yet open to resemble a miniature forest of Christmas trees three inches high.

Mare's tails, not yet open

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First ducklings, 2019

First ducklings, 2019

The first ducklings I’ve spotted in 2019: five of them along with both parent birds. The young ones looked like they had hatched the previous day.

On the canal at Compton. As soon as they noticed me, the adults swam directly towards me, leading the ducklings.

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Greater stitchwort flowers among stickweed

Greater stitchwort flowers among stickweed

Greater stitchwort flowers among tangles of stickweed, growing by the canal towpath at Castlecroft.

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Careful look around: swan, Doxey

Careful look around: swan, Doxey

Swan on marshy ground by the River Sow on Doxey Marshes Nature Reserve, having a careful look around.