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Graceful takeoff

Graceful takeoff

Young heron standing on the canal footpath, taking off when it noticed I was about to pass too close by it.

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Butterfly bush

Butterfly bush

Buddleia, known as the butterfly bush from the numbers attracted to its flowers. Here one living up to its name. Painted lady, red admiral and peacock butterflies all feeding at the same time

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Soldier beetle, hemlock flowers

Soldier beetle, hemlock flowers

Bright red bodies, long, long antennae. Soldier beetles, feeding on the pollen of hemlock flowers.

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Teazle flowers attracting insects

Teazle flowers attracting insects

Teazle flowers, rings of purple under the hooked spines, attracting a variety of insects to feed on them and spread their pollen.

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Magpie, scruffy after rain, West Park

Magpie, scruffy after rain, West Park

Young magpie, West Park. Its plumage looking rather scruffy, especially its head feathers. Possibly disarranged by the recent heavy rain.

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Bumble bee on ragwort, Barley Field

Bumble bee on ragwort, Barley Field

Bumble bee, possibly a cryptic bumble bee, busy on some of the ragwort flowers in the Barley Meadow.