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A sac spider, Clubiona sp, weaving two edges of a nettle leaf together to make a protective shelter for itself. This behavious explains why they are sometimes called leaf-curl spiders.
Only two sites in gwent for this species. I have never seen sor many at Henllys Bog as there were this year.
Seen at Springdale farm Gwent Wildlife Trust reserve. These are the first occasions that I have ever seen any of the 'non-red/orange' forms of Scarlet Pimpernel. The blue form was initially quite baffling.
GWT 235J was new to Dearneways of Goldthorpe as its no. 69. It passed to SYPTE in December 1981 as fleet no 1025. On sale by SYPTE it passed to Isle Coaches and is seen in a lay-by on Snake Pass on an enthusiasts trip to Liverpool.
Another feeding platform, and the blackbirds are on a date. The carrot was met with disdain, but the apple went down a treat.
Another oddity on the water vole feeding platform. This vole looks remarkably like a female blackbird grabbing a free meal.
I was about six feet away.
Happy Wacky Weekend.
Lower mandible of a magpie, plus a few small feathers. Found on a horizontal trunk of a crack willow, Magor Marsh GWT reserve. The feathers were mostly small and black, but there were enough white ones present to convince me this was a magpie. Bill size is about right too. Suspected goshawk kill.
The eusocial bee Halictus rubicundus, or at least the posterior end of one.
Beacon Hill Gwent Wildlife Trust reserve.
HBBBT!
GWJ 235J is a Leyland Leopard PSU4/1R with Plaxton Elite body new to Dearneways, Goldthorpe. When the Dearneways fleet passed to SYPTE it was allocated to Halfway and later Doncaster. After sale to Isle Coaches it was used on an enthusiasts' trip to Liverpool and is seen here in a side street adjacent to the depot of Alpha Coaches, Bootle.
Two views of Henllys Bog nature reserve, on the outskirts of Cwmbran, from 2008. I just found these old images so thought I should use them. I was doing some fixed point photography at the time, and find the contrast interesting.
Henllys bog is the best remaining lowland fen in the county, and one of only two sites for Fragrant Orchid and Marsh Helleborine. It supports a diverse and unusual flora and fauna, and is one of my favourite reserves. It is also notoriously difficult to find!
Not a common plant in Monmouthshire, but good numbers at the latest Gwent Wildlife Trust reserve, Guhere wood. There is no public access to the wood yet, but as a volunteer I get to ignore that! The walk in along the access path was decidedly scratchy though.
Easily overlooked, growing on bare ground, often heavily trampled. It looks like a pineapple (vaguely), smells like it if crushed, and can be a nice flavouring to syrups or alcohol, if slightly astringent.
Male Ruddy Darter, Sympetrum sanguineum, indentified after help from Julie Kendall.
Happy Bug Butt Thursday!
Rather experimentally posed on the top of a bottle of handwash gel, just because it was the only thing to hand,
HBBBT!
A regular contributor to the gathering, this 1947 Albion Valkyrie CX13 with Burlingame C33F body still looks great.
Ranunculus auricomus.
I saw this in three places in the same day. One of my favourite buttercups, with the distorted and uneven petals. In the spot I took this most plants had greatly reduced or absent petals, but this one obliged by being half and half.
Pentwyn Farm Gwent Wildlife Trust reserve.
Dearneways 69 is a Leyland Leopard PSU4/1R with Plaxton Panorama Elite coachwork, obtained new in 1971. When the Dearneways business was acquired by SYPTE it would gain the fleet no. 1025, passing to Bannister (Isle Coaches), Owston Ferry on withdrawal by SYPTE.
An early morning view of Par station, taken on a crisp January morning in 2016, from the up platform, looking across to the down platform
Otherwise known as 'annoyingly out of focus'. A first attempt at filming the Magor Marsh water voles.
I was following an ant on the ground when this character raced across in front of me. He was a mite rapid! Hard to capture a decent shot of a fast-moving arachnid with spindly legs, especially one as small as this, even if it is bright red.
I probably have little chance of getting it identified, but if anyone can help...
Junction station of Blatno u Jesenice on 4 July 2019. On the left is GWT Train unit 628214 - formerly operated by DB Regio. GW Train have taken over regional trains on the route from Plzeň to Most. Train R1089, 13:09 Most to Plzeň hl.n. terminated here at Blano u Jesenice because of engineering work with passengers being transferred on to buses for the rest of the journey. The return working, R1088 left here 15 minutes late waiting for buses in the opposite direction.
Over to the right České dráhy single car 810050 is booked to connect with services in both directions and will form train Os16727, 15:33 Blatno u Jesenice to Rakovník.
As you can see, she was successful in her attempt at attracting a male!! Daneway Banks, GWT reserve, Gloucestershire, UK. 2012-06-20.
It was really hot and humid at the Magor Marsh open day, and the owls were getting a bit hot, so the owl man produced a mist spray and gave the brds a good dousing. They seemed to love it. The tawny simply leaned into the spray, fluffed its feathers, and blinked a lot, but otherwise didn't move at all.
I've never seen this before, and found it both wonderful and hilarious.
Some old bracket fungi growing on one of the wooden sculptures in the Magor Marsh garden. I don't know what species this is.
I really don't know what to make of this. A plastic fish, stuck onto a log, at Rogiet Poor Land nature reserve. Umm...
Boxer gewondentransport.
Boxer GWT/AMB
Oirschotse heide, waterbakken bij de kazerne
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Boxer ambulance.