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Bumblebee feeding on canalside flower

Bumblebee feeding on canalside flower

Bumblebee on an early morning search for provisions, here on alkanet flowers growing overhanging the canal at Newbridge. I liked the way the furriness of the bee’s body echoed the protective hairs on the stems and leaves of the plant.

Bumblebee feeding on canalside flower

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Chicken of the Woods, Worfield

Chicken of the Woods, Worfield

Chicken of the woods fungus growing in thick layers on the trunk of a tree in a garden in Worfield a few days ago.

Chicken of the Woods, Worfield

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Holly blue butterfly on holly bush

Holly blue butterfly on holly bush

Blue butterflies aren’t always easy to distinguish. Several species are on the small size, tend to be wary while in the air, and to rest with their wings closed showing the nondescript underwings while at rest.

If one keeps on landing on a holly bush, that’s a sign it might be a holly blue. If it occastionally opens its wings enough to show the black edge to the upper wing, that gives confirmation.

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Lily pads, Bantock Park

Lily pads, Bantock Park

Waterlily leaves on the small pond in Bantock Park recently.

Lily pads, Bantock Park

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Male common blue damselfly on leaf

Male common blue damselfly on leaf

Male common blue damselfly (the females are paler and harder to spot) resting on a leaf near the edge of the vegetation fringing the pool in Compton Park. The first one to arrive this year.

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Female goosander floating downstream on Severn

Female goosander floating downstream on Severn

Female goosander seen flying upstream in the previous post, now landed in the middle of the Severn and being carried by the current floating back in the direction she originally came from. In the final shot, she disappears leaving only a circular wave, having dived for fish.