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A male Common Blue Damselfly. As the name suggests, it's not rare.

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Silverweed. A member of the rose family, apparently! The leaves are about 7cm long.

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Common Spotted Orchid. Despite being an orchid, this is not a rare plant, it's the most common orchid in the UK.

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2 Swallows singing on wires near Kings Langley. Not the best images, so concentrate on enjoying the song!

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One of the two newly-planted wildflower meadows in central Watford (the 'Church' car park is in the background). Californian Poppies (orange) and Cornflower (blue) are visible. A really good addition to the town centre!

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Marsh Frog chorus in northern Spain! (Video Credit: STG)

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A pair of Egyptian Geese + 2 goslings at Scotney Castle, Kent. (Photo Credit: CT)

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This pair of Mallards have not got to grips with how to cross the stepping stones at Batford Springs Nature Reserve in Harpenden.

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The camera on my old iphone 6 is letting me down again when trying to take a photo of this female Broad Bodied Chaser dragonfly in my front garden. Look carefully for the yellow edges on the olive green body. The male has a blue body and looks much more exciting.

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Aubretia seemingly growing out of a brick wall in Newington, Kent.

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Small Heath butterfly on a hot day in Newington, Kent. These butterflies never open their wings when at rest and therefore are hard to spot.

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Box Tree Moth caterpillar in the process of destroying a box hedge. (Photo Credit: HMJ)

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White Storks seen nesting on a church building in northern Spain (Photo Credit: STG)

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Hawthorn flowers in the evening sun.

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Meanwhile, nearer to home, this pink Rhododendron is looking good. The details when the flower is open are amazing, but they also look great before flowering too.

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Also seen recently in the same Cheshire garden was this leucistic Blackbird (Leucism = genetic condition where an animal is partially lacking in pigmentation) (Photo Credit: HMJ)

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Spring flowers in a Cheshire garden #2: Lupin and a Honeysuckle / Rose combination (Photo Credit: HMJ)