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Thursday, March 15, 2012

A photo a day - March.

Due to time pressures I'm going to collect my photos and post them on a monthly basis still mainly in and around my own garden and occasionally our close by 4 acre nature reserve wild flower meadow.
So this post will now be covering all of March.

March turned a bit warmer. Parts of the country facing water shortages.

This  shrub covered in red berries all winter now being stripped. March 1


An unidentified small flower ( so far )  March 2


Crambe cordifloria. New growth showing. ( Compare Jan 7th)    March 3 


I've signed up for a Lichen identification workshop ( for beginners ) this weekend. I may be able to tell you more about this one soon. March 4


That goes for this specimen shown on a sliver of bark taken from a dead branch in the garden so I could see it under a microscope. See below. March 5


This is not a very good photo but helps a little in trying to see the detail of the structure of the vegetation. I'm trying to find an adaptor to fit on the microscope to make photography easier. March 6


Winged bark of young Elm. March 7th 



Blackthorn in flower in new hedge.  March 8


Cowslip in our wild garden March 9


Growing flower bud March 10

Lichen March 11

Willow buds 12


 Catkins March 13


Rain Water drops resting on the leaves of flowers March 14


Shrub in flower  March 15


 Spider March 16


 Lichen March 17


Botany Group identificaion practice! March 18



Fungi March 19




Brown Hairstreak Butterfly eggs on young Blackthorn March 20



Lichen hunting. March 21


 Lessor Celendine March 22




Flower buds on Red Campion  March 23


New leaves on Silver Birch Maqrch 24



Rapid growth onb Cranbe March 25


Broom March 26


Pear Tree Blossom  March 27


Apple Tree Blossom March 28



Flowering shrub March 29




Bee Fly ( dead!) March 30




Bumble Bee  ( alive ) on a Dandelion  March 31







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