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Shaggy inkcaps, half deliquesced

Shaggy inkcap, half deliquesced

Various species of inkcaps deliquesce, their caps turning to a slimy mess, as they have released their spores. Shaggy inkcaps, also known as lawyers wigs, are perhaps the most common type round here.

Shaggy inkcap, half deliquesced

Like these, often found in grass by the sides of roads. Here two I came across at different times recently when their caps were about half gone.

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Strutting magpie, West Park

Strutting magpie, West Park

Magpie strutting across one of the patches of short grass in West Park, then cocking its head listening for things to eat.

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Yellow: courgette, evening primrose flowers

Yellow: courgette flower

Yellow flowers: the courgette was growing in Castle Grounds Park, Bridgnorth; the evening primrose at the back of Bantock House.

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Collared earth stars, Bridgnorth Castle Grounds

Collared earth star, Bridgnorth Castle Grounds

Collared earth stars growing in one of the beds in Bridgnorth’s Castle Grounds. These distinctive fungi appear in the same area year after year.

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Hoverfly on the rim of bindweed flower

Hoverfly on the rim of bindweed flower

Hoverfly standing on the rim of a bindweed flower, pausing before going to collect nectar.

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Egyptian goose, West Park, bigging itself up

Egyptian goose, West Park, bigging itself up

The Egyptian goose, on-off resident at West Park recently, raising its wings slightly to make its body look bigger. It was in the midst of a crowd of other geese (some greylags, but mostly Canadas) which had been jostling for bread.