Several of these ripe elderberries are shrivelled – something which seems to be affecting the berries of diverse types of bushes this year.
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Fly cleaning itself
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Ripening black nightshade berries
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Yew berries
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More West Park shaggy parasols
These mushrooms were growing near Southgate. This mushroom is normally predominantly white, as indeed they were here a few weeks ago.
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Tiny spider on a dandelion seed head
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Ear fungus on an elder tree
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Hoverflies feeding on ivy flowers
Ten pictures of hoverflies feeding on ivy flowers today.
For some reason, I have less inhibitions about getting up close to them than I do when trying to photograph bees or wasps.
See the contrast between different parts of their bodies, parts looking shiny-smooth, and others hairy (complete with trapped grains of pollen).
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