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Heron on the lookout

Heron

A heron stands on an alder, scanning one of the pools at Himley Hall for possible prey.

At the bottom right an electric blue damsel fly skims the water – click the picture to go to the Flikr version, where the damsel fly can just about be made out on the largest size.

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Pyramid orchid

Pyramid orchid

This beautiful flower is a plant of damp meadows, here in a break in the woods in Baggeridge Park.

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More flag irises

Flag iris

These flag irises were a small part of the healthy crop at the edge of the upper pool in Baggeridge Park.

Flag irises

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Rose

Rose

In early June the wild roses were blooming.

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Sorrel flowers

Sorrel

Sorrel is yet another wild plant with a culinary use: this time in soups, though once again this is something I haven’t tried.

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Grass

Grass

This grass flower looks soft against the trunk of the tree behind.

Isolated, another stalk and flower looks even more vulnerable.

Grass