28th July |
More from Drumboe Wood.
Cloudy and warm. |
There were a couple of small (8cm.) Amanita rubescens - The Blusher - at the edge of the path.
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This is the darkest bit of the wood. It's a double canopy of Birch under Beech. |
So I had to use flash to get these seeds of the Bluebell. |
Why am I showing a Bramble flower? Look up to the top right. |
'The Stump' is always good for a lichen or two. This is Cladonia portentosa. |
The seeds of Cow Parsley. They clearly mimic beetles, complete with antennae. This must be to aid dispersal by fooling a bird into eating them. |
On examining this picture under magnification, I noticed a tiny aphid under the branch. When the hoverfly was a larva it probably fed on aphids, so the image has an extra edge to it. Meliscaeva auricollis. |
A very common Sawfly miner on Oak: Profenusa pygmaea.
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Later, back home: the second Small White to be recorded in my 10k square for years. |
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