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Goosander females, River Wye, Hereford

Goosander females, River Wye, Hereford

Group of three female goosanders swimming downstream on the River Wye at Hereford a couple of weeks ago. Perhaps on autumn migration: there was no sign of them the following day.

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Sunset, River Wye, Hereford

Sunset, River Wye, Hereford

A vivid sunset on the River Wye at Heereford earlier this month, the effect intensified with the sky reflected in the water.

Sunset, River Wye, Hereford

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Painted lady by the track

Painted lady by the track

Painted lady butterfly resting on the trackside ballast at Hereford railway station. The insect had just finished feeding on a nearby buddleia bush, and was perhaps warming itself in the sun.

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Forget-me-not with bee collecting

Forget-me-not with bee collecting

Bee busy collecting pollen, working its way systematically through the flowers of a forget-me-not.

Forget-me-not with bee collecting

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Breaking through: the Prince

Breaking through: the Prince

The Prince, mushroom, fruiting bodies pushing their way through the vegetation in a spot where they emerge regularly each year, usually in August. The first four pictures in this set were taken within perhaps a day of the fruiting bodies emerging; the other four pictures a week later.

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Pyrausta purpuralis moth resting on leaf

Pyrausta purpuralis moth resting

Tiny and colourful day-flying Pyrausta purpuralis moth resting on a leaf.