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Daisies in the dining area

Daisies in the dining area

West Park magpie searching for dainties to eat in an area of the short grass in the park scattered with daisies flowering.

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Squirrel sitting up

Squirrel sitting up

Squirrel which spent a little time sitting up tall on its hind legs surveying all it could see.

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Garden chafer on nettle flower

Garden chafer on nettle flower

Garden chafer, with its vivid red and green colours, on a nettle flower which it appeared to be eating.

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Bumblebee on knapweed

Bumblebee on knapweed

Bumblebee flying from flower to flower on a garden knapweed.

Bumblebee on knapweed

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Bald as a … moorhen chick

Bald as a ... moorhen chick

Moorhen chick, the only one out with a parent bird on the canal near the Water Bridge. Probably very recently hatched when these pictures were taken, its down showing a bald patch at the top of the head.

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Male banded demoiselle on leaf

Male banded demoiselle on leaf

Male banded demoiselle damselfly resting, or displaying, on a leaf by the canal towpath opposite the Wildside Centre last month.