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Clear-felled Heath.

 

Frequent showers.

 

Willow Flowers have now set seed and the white downy parachutes carpet the ground. 

I've often mentioned that Orange Tip larvae are cannibals, so the females normally lay only one egg on each flower-head. As their season draws to a close (already!) suitable flowers become harder to find and I sometimes notice a frantic abandonment of eggs. This flowerhead has 9 visible eggs on it.

 

The first Red Clover of the year, and just opening.

 

A Leech crossed the path in front of us. It varied from 5 cm. to 10 cm. long as it moved.

This Pipistrelle flew down our chimney. It's interesting to see that the eyes are placed directly under the ears. I suppose that's to facilitate the hand-over from sonar to vision.

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