Tuesday 6 May 2008

Seeing the Changes 91






In Loughor, spotted a Brimstone butterfly (Gonopteryx rhamni). In Bynea, the Green field speedwell (Veronica agrestis), Ox-eye daisy (Leucanthemum vulgare), Silverweed (Potentilla anserina) and Field mouse-ear (Cerastium arvense) were all in bloom. A newly-hatched generation of Peacock butterflies (Inachis io) were also about.

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