The butterfly was very cooperative in concentrating on feeding on flowers at eye level. These side views give clear views of its antennae and proboscis.
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Mottled dock leaf
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Uninvited guest
A squirrel trying to eat as much as it can of some food which has been left out for birds.
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Going up the pole
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Plump haws
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Green fly on an ivy leaf
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Green thistle leaves
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Distant views of Shropshire hills
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Verdant moss on a twig
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Bracket fungus on willow trunk
There’s been very little in the way of fungi around this autumn, in what is normally the peak period for them. Most of what has been visible has been bracket fungi, often already fairly mature.
This specimen was growing on the sawn-off trunk of a willow. It may have been another chicken of the woods, but I couldn’t get near enough for a close look.