Sunday, 17 June 2012

Seeing the Changes 503

In Gorseinon, Spear thistle (Cirsium vulgare) and a Yellow garden escapee were in flower. The relenting of the rain resulted in appearances, in Loughor, of the Large skipper butterfly (Ochlodes venatus), an Ichneumon fly with red legs, a Sawfly (Rhogogaster viridis) and the nymph of a cricket.

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