So after being shut in for so long and the travel distance relaxed I took to visiting the local canal for a wildlife fix.
Who’d have thought a Stinging Nettle would have such beauty?
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And here’s a chap whose young will feed on the nettle. Can’t help thinking this is our version of an Elk. Six legged of course.
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The Yellow Flag Iris a star of our waterways. Tall and elegant and not too showy.
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They may have had their names changed but to me they will always be Umbellifers. This a poisonous member of the Carrot family.
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Here a hoverfly enjoying the nectar from the Dropwort.
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And on the stem of the Dropwort an Alderfly. It’s a popular plant today.
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Dragonflies and Damselflies are some of my favorites. Drawing me to water.
![picture of Blue-tailed Damselfly](https://treestudio.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/1Y5A9562-Blue-tailed-Damselfly-Ischnura-elegans-Male-1024x768.jpg)