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Peacock butterfly, wings open

Peacock butterfly, wings open

Peacok butterfly resting on a leave, wings open to warm in the sun. It kept shuffling its position to get more comfortable.

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Greater celandines by a wall

Greater celandines by a wall

Greater celanides forcing their way through where tarmac has been laid directly against a wall.

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Glistening inkcaps, Barley Field

Glistening inkcaps, Barley Field

There haven’t been many fungi this spring, and by far the commonest mushrooms have been glistening inkcaps. This was the last cluster I saw, growing in the shelter of the hedge at the side of the Barley Field.

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Cowslip flowers, Barley Field

Cowslip flowers, Barley Field

Flowering cowslips by one of the many paths crossing the barley Field.

Cowslip flowers, Barley Field

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Common carder bee feeding

Common carder bee feeding

This common carder bee was a very busy bee, managing only a little pollen from each alkanet flower so hurrying from one to another.

Common carder bee feeding

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Cuckoo flowers, flowering

Cuckoo flowers, flowering

I’m noticing more cuckoo flowers as I walk around this year. These were in the Barley Field, and growing in shallow water at the edge of Old Nursery Pond.