Wednesday 1 June 2011

Seeing the Changes 401

At Rest Bay (near Porthcawl), spotted a male Ghost (named for his weird, hovering flight) swift moth (Hepiatus humuli). In Swansea, noted the Yellow rattle (Rhinanthus minor), Sea bindweed (Calystegia soldanella) and Red valerian (Centranthus ruber). In Westcross, the Buckshorn plantain (Plantago coronopus) was branching out. At the University, a Grey squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis) gymnastically invaded a bird feeder.

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