Elderberries, hanging heavy as they ripened.
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Younger elder berries
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Hornet mimic hover fly, thistle flower
A hornet mimic hver fly feeding on a thistle flower, and standing where I got a less than clear view wherever I moved
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Flowering currant, ripening
The fruit ripening on a flowering current, a gardening shrub. These were on a shrub in a front garden.
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Anting: magpie, Barley Field
A young magpie at the edge of one of the Barley Field paths, spreading its feathers widely as it presses its body to the ground. It’s anting: encouraging ants to climb over tis feathers, possibly to control parasites.
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Staghorn sumac: bright red
The flowers on a staghorn sumac, bright red.
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Thistledown
Thistledown, looks so soft. Is so soft.