Willow #tree

Willow tree buds.

I’m pretty sure these are Willow tree buds, possibly Goat Willow, Salix caprea.

Picture taken February 16.

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‘Life is checkered shade and sunshine’ #tree

Hornbeam tree in sunlight.

Hornbeam, Carpinus betulus, and a line from Longfellow.

Picture taken February 16.

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The very poisonous Dog’s Mercury #plant

Dog's Mercury.

A sure sign of Spring, flowering Mercurialis perennis.

Picture taken February 16.

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Lesser celandine #wildflower

Celandine.

Ranunculus ficaria, first of the first of the buttercups.

Picture taken on February 16.

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Ivy #plant

Ivy.

Hedera helix, an essential food source for insects and birds.

Picture taken on February 16.

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Primroses #wildflower

Primroses.

Lovely to see Primula vulgaris back and plentiful on the rides.

Picture taken February 16.

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Leafminer trail #insect

Leafminer trail.

On Bramble so possibly the larvae of Bramble Leaf Mining Moths, Stigmella aurella.

Picture taken January 27.

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Fungus totem #fungus

Turkeytail, Trametes versicolor, provisional identification.

Pictures taken January 27.

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” … and fixedly did look upon the muddy water” #nature

Pond.

What might a leech gatherer find in the pond? A line from Resolution and Independence by Wordsworth.

Picture taken on January 27.

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Going home #nature

Sunset.

Leaving the wood.

Picture taken January 27.

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Roe deer #wildlife

Capreolus capreolus.

Pictures taken by remote camera on January 19.

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Muntjac spots Roe #wildlife

Capreolus capreolus disturbs Muntiacus reevesi.

Pictures taken by remote camera on December 12.

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