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High deforested area.

 

Heavy rain most of the day.

 

The few remaining larvae of the Lesser Willow Sawfly - Nematus pavidus - are moving quickly over the branches, presumably looking for somewhere to pupate.

 

I spotted this late specimen of Phratora vitellinae - the Bronzy Willow Leaf Beetle - causing the usual damage to the leaves. About 4mm long.

 

This red-legged fly was waiting or resting on an Alder leaf. No id.

 

A shot of Slippery Jack - Suillus luteus - showing the extremely viscid top surface. About 15 cm. across.

Quite a lot of fungi grow through grasses and sedges. Sometimes the leaf blades cut into the caps - almost like a cheesecutter.

 

Common Centaury is a very beautiful flower that appears to choose its locations very carefully. When I find one I find many, but those locations are far apart from each other, and many other apparently suitable habitats are ignored.

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