22nd June |
Steeple Wood.
2 Speckled Wood, 1 Meadow Brown. Very bright. Hottest day so far this year. |
Much earlier in the year I found some plants growing on the wall of the Steeple - an old lookout tower - but could only identify them down to a Speedwell of some kind. Yesterday I returned and found them to be Heath Speedwell (Veronica officinalis) - not a plant I would have associated with growing on old walls.
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Whilst I was photographing the Speedwell, I thought I would photograph the moss Grimmia pulvinata as well. On returning home I spotted another poser in the photograph..can you?
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Talking about hidden creatures: I was photographing this rust on the Meadowsweet to show how much of the plant had been infected. On examining the picture more closely, I found these two larvae; presumably fly larvae of some kind. Don't know if they are feeding on the plant or the rust.
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This hoverfly is Helophilus pendulus. It's normally very flighty, but this one was content to bask in the sun. |
Another photograph from the wall - Rock Stonecrop - Sedum forsterianum. |
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