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Oyster Catcher and Common Daisies, Burness
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Orkney - Sanday
Oyster catcher (Haematopus ostralegus) walking through Common Daisies (Bellis perennis) in Burness, Sanday, Orkney
11 May 2014
Common Chicory, Langar Naturescape Flower Farm
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Nottinghamshire
Common Chicory (Cichorium intybus), taken by David Palmar.
08 September 2023
Wildflower meadow, Nethybridge
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Nethybridge and Dulnain Bridge
A wildlife meadow created by the Speyside Fields for Wildlife Programme in Nethybridge. A variety of flowers can be seen including Corn Marigold (Glebionis segetum), Cornflower (Centaurea cyanus), Common Poppy (Papaver rhoeas) and Ox-Eye Daisy (Leucanthemum vulgare). Photo taken by David Palmar
22 July 2023
Goldfinch
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Coll
A Goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis) at Totronald on Coll, Argyllshire. Goldfinches are often found in open, partially wooded lowlands, forest edges, thickets, heaths, streams, riverine and marshy areas with bushes and trees, grasslands with scattered trees, scrub, orchards, gardens, and urban parks and gardens. Here it is on the machair in an area of Common Daisies (Bellis perennis).
12 May 2016
Common Carder Bumblebee on Dandelion, Kelvin Walkway, Glasgow
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Glasgow - Kelvin Walkway, Forth and Clyde Canal, Dawsholm and Garscube
Common Carder Bumblebee (Bombus pascuorum) on Dandelion (Taraxacum officinale), Kelvin Walkway, Glasgow. Dandelions provide bees with early nectar, and are especially helpful to provide energy for queen bees looking for nesting sites early in the spring.
11 April 2020
Common Daisies, Kelvindale, Glasgow
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Glasgow - Kelvindale
Common Daisies (Bellis perennis) growing in the gutter during Coronavirus lockdown, when the gutters were not cleaned, Kelvindale, Glasgow
08 May 2020
Black ground beetle on Knapweed, Baron's Haugh
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North Lanarkshire - Baron's Haugh and Dalzell Woods
Black ground beetle (Calathus fuscipes) on Knapweed (Centaurea nigra), Baron's Haugh RSPB Nature Reserve, Motherwell, Lanarkshire. It is a widespread and common species in the British Isles.
21 August 2016
Black ground beetle on Knapweed, Baron's Haugh
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North Lanarkshire - Baron's Haugh and Dalzell Woods
Black ground beetle (Calathus fuscipes) on Knapweed (Centaurea nigra), Baron's Haugh RSPB Nature Reserve, Motherwell, Lanarkshire. It is a widespread and common species in the British Isles.
21 August 2016
Common Drone Fly on Ragwort, Glasgow
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Glasgow - Kelvindale
Common Drone Fly (Eristalis tenax) on Ragwort (Jacobaea vulgaris) in Kelvindale, Glasgow. It can be distinguished from other drone flies and from Honey Bees by a dark vertical face stripe and curved banana-shaped rear tibia (seen in the enlargement of part of this photo in the corner)
29 July 2016
Common Drone Fly on Ragwort, Glasgow
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Glasgow - Kelvindale
Common Drone Fly (Eristalis tenax) on Ragwort (Jacobaea vulgaris) in Kelvindale, Glasgow. It can be distinguished from other drone flies and from Honey Bees by a dark vertical face stripe (seen in the enlargement of part of this photo in the corner) and curved banana-shaped rear tibia
