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A bit more garden wildlife

Posted on August 27, 2013 by roundhillrob

Hope I have not shown these before – found a couple of weeks back when cutting back the Kerria in the back garden.  The first is a fine cricket. The colour and what pattern there is matches the rose leaf … Continue reading →

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Back garden wildlife

Posted on August 6, 2013 by roundhillrob

Spent some time cutting down overgrown Kerria and climbing roses, and made two discoveries.  The rose leaves have galls on their undersides – galls which seem to drop off when sufficiently ripe – presumably so that the insect inside can … Continue reading →

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