10th July |
Coniferous plantation.
Rain with some cloudy breaks. |
Eyebright is divided into at least 20 microspecies. I call them Eyebright and purple Eyebright. Flowers about 5 mm. across.
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This "Cuckoo Spit" is everywhere at the moment. Judging by the indiscriminate placing of the froth - which is home to the nymph of the Frog-Hopper - I suspect there is no nutritional benefit from the plants chosen. They're probably just a convenient 'hanging place'.
A very vibrant Red Clover, however. |
Little moths like this one defy identification, but are very common on the verges around here. About 1 cm. long. |
The Slender St. John's Wort continues to captivate me. I will persevere with taking photographs of it until I have the perfect one. This one was stopped down to f8 in order to get the depth of focus. Flower shown about 12 mm across. |
I spotted the new Beech-mast at just about eye-level. |
The Jointed Rush has just started to flower. It grows almost everywhere and frequently forms a border on path edges. |