Teazles from the poolside vegetation patch by the Compton Park pool, finally beginning to flower.
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Square-headed wasp – subtribe Crabronina, resting on a lichen-covered tree trunk, West Park.
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Nuts, fruits, berries: not ripe yet
A random selection of unripe berries, fruits and nuts I’ve come across on my exercise walks in the last few weeks.
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Fuel stop, small white butterfly
Small white butterfly, very enthusiastically feeding on alkanet flowers.
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Buds, opening, open: ragwort
It’s ow about the height of the ragwort flowering season. Here flower buds still closed, buds opening, and flowers fully open.
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Canada goslings, West park, growing up
Canada goose goslings on West Park lake growing uop fast. From a distance they now look like adults at first glance. Closer inspection shows they are still smaller, with traces still of down in their plumage.