Wednesday 26 May 2010

Seeing the Changes 281





In Bynea, the Nettle (Urtica diocia) was in flower. In Penclacwydd, Hemlock (Conium maculatum) and Sea plantain (Plantago maritima) had put in appearances. In that location, a female Gastrophysa viridula beetle waited on the underside of a Dock. In Loughor, a Lily beetle (Lilioceris lillii) flew.

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