This heron was on a tree beside the Shropshire Union canal, apparently surveying the field beyond. It was disturbed by a boat coming from the other direction before I could get any closer.
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This ladybird seemed just to be taking a rest in the morning sunlight.
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Bugloss flower
The hairs on the stem can cause an allergic reaction in some individuals.
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Caterpillar on a pavement
Unidentified caterpillar is rather lost crossing a marble paving-stone.
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Developing cone
Hard to photograph because even slight puffs of breeze set the branches trembling.
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The Golden Bough
Mistletoe in flower, so I finally got why it has a poetic description as the “Golden Bough”
Last year’s berries were still there, and didn’t seem to have shrivelled.
As far as I know, the nearest mistletoe to Wolverhampton grows near to the centre of Coventry. These plants were a bit further away than that, in the garden of Anne Hathaway’s cottage at Shottery.
