West Park heron on one of the favoured perching spots, a fallen trunk stretching over the water.
As it twisted to preen, it seemed to be imitating Anne Boleyn’s ghost (Stanley Holloway monologue version)
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Sweet chestnuts, ladybird, fly
Cluster of sweet chestnuts, ripening on a tree in Bantock Park, had attracted a ladybird and a greenbottle fly.
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Hawthorn shield bug on alkanet leaf
A hawthorn shield bug, resting in the sun on an alkanet leaf. The third shield bug species I’ve noticed this year.
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Frog in water, bird bath
For several days in the middle of this month, a frog spent some time in the late afternoon resting in the water of a bird bath, almost completely submerged. The routine ended as abruptly as it began.
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Watchful heron on willow
Another day when a heron was showing itself on one of the West Park lake islands. This time the bird was on one of the regular lookout points, on a fallen but still healthy willow, keeping watch on what was going on.
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Shaggy inkcaps half deliquesced
Shaggy inkcaps. Like other inkcap mushrooms, they release their spores by deliquescing. Their caps gradually turn to a black mush containing the spores, starting from the rim and moving towards the centre. This pair show the process half completed.
