Lady’s Bedstraw

Lady,s Bedstraw (Galium verum), Purdown, Bristol, June 2025
Lady,s Bedstraw (Galium verum), Purdown, Bristol, June 2025

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In parched parkland

wild flowers battle for space

small in the grand scheme…

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by Scooj

Asian Lady Beetle

Asian lady beetle (Harmonis axyridis), Nostell Gardens, West Yorkshire, June 2025
Asian lady beetle (Harmonis axyridis), Nostell Gardens, West Yorkshire, June 2025

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Deep flower border

swirling sea of green and pink

and a large ladybird

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by Scooj

Dark-saddled leucozona

Dark-saddled leucozona, Leucozona laternaria, Lawrence Weston, Bristol, June 2025
Dark-saddled leucozona, Leucozona laternaria, Lawrence Weston, Bristol, June 2025

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Hoverfly heaven

every floret head a table

each flower, a glass

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by Scooj

Cinnabar Moth

Cinnabar moth (Tyria jacobaeae), Redland, Bristol, June 2025
Cinnabar moth (Tyria jacobaeae), Redland, Bristol, June 2025

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On garden patrol

cinnabar moth entrances

daylong resident

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by Scooj

Cannon

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From Bristol rooftops

carrion crow cannon caws

reverberating

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by Scooj

Common European Greenbottle Fly

Common European Greenbottle Fly (Lucilia sericata). Redland, Bristol, June 2025
Common European Greenbottle Fly (Lucilia sericata), Redland, Bristol, June 2025

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Most harshly thought of

bothersome and annoying

bottle-green beauty

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by Scooj

Green Immigrant Leaf Weevil

Green Immigrant Leaf Weevil, Polydrusus formosus, Redland, Bristol, June 2025
Green Immigrant Leaf Weevil, Polydrusus formosus, Redland, Bristol, June 2025

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In the herb garden

a small emerald jewel

these warm summer days

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by Scooj

Walled garden

Row of rhubarb, Nostell Priory, West Yorkshire, May 2025
Row of rhubarb, Nostell Priory, West Yorkshire, May 2025

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Enclosed assembly

hums rhubarb, rhubarb, rhubarb

pollinators buzz

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by Scooj

Beautiful noise

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Swifts take the high notes

the air thick with sparrow chirps

and magpies squawking

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by Scooj

Heathrow Terminal 4

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Timed to perfection

surprising even myself

flight delayed an hour

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by Scooj