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Whispy, not yet beardy

Whispy, not yet beardy

Whisps of the as yet very unripe seed of old man’s beard, which will not start looking like white whiskers until the winter.

Whispy, not yet beardy

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Shield bug on a window

Shield bug on a window

Shield bug, seen from below through a dirty window. It seems to be eating the algae which have built up on the window.

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Female banded demoiselle dragonfly, Castlecroft

Female banded demoiselle dragonfly, Castlecroft

Female banded demoiselle dragonfly: the females have colours which make them harder to spot than the males. This one was resting on canalside nettles in the same area near Castlecroft as the male featured yesterday.

Female banded demoiselle dragonfly, Castlecroft

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Young magpie preening in tree, West Park

Young magpie preening in tree, West Park

Young magpie with dishevelled plumage up in a tree in West Park, sending occasional wary glances in my direction and all around as it preens and smooths its feathers.

Young magpie preening in tree, West Park

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Male banded demoiselle dragonfly, Castlecroft

Male banded demoiselle dragonfly, Castlecroft

Male banded demoiselle dragonfly on the lookout by the canal near Castlecroft at the end of last month. It kept landing on leaves of ivy growing in the hedge, occasionally varying by landing on a nettle leaf instead.

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Spindle tree fruit, unripe

Spindle tree fruit, unripe

Fruit, as yet unripe, on a spindle tree. The tree with these fruit is opposite Cupcake Junction, the former Tettenhall Station on the Railway Walk.