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Ducklings: Newbridge, Aldersley

Ducklings: Newbridge, Aldersley

More of this year’s new ducklings on the canal, another two broods, both looking recently hatched. One set at Newbridge, the other not far from Aldersley Junction.

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Horse chestnut candelabrum, flower buds

Horse chestnut candelabrum, flower buds

A mass of horse chestnut flower buds arranged around the so-called candelabrum.

Horse chestnut candelabrum, flower buds

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Heron and magpie

Heron and magpie

Heron and magpie, close together on canal path in countryside near Castlecroft.

Heron and magpie

Someone came along walking a dog. The heron was first to blink, taking off to retreat to the nearby Smestow Brook.

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Speckled wood butterfly, well camouflaged

Speckled wood butterfly, well camouflaged

Speckled wood butterfly, its wings folded together, well camougflaged as it rests on the ground in a clearing in Old Nursery Wood.

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Green veined white on dandelion clock

Green veined white on dandelion clock

Green veined white butterfly resting on a dandelion clock, by the canal opposite the Wildside Centre. Not sure why it chose that one. There were plenty of dandelions and other plants in flower nearby.

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Cross goose, West Park

Cross goose, West Park

West Park goose, by its plumage a cross between a greylag and a domesticated variety.