Mr. Tea

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here is a picture i took of a heron. not saying this is a competition to see who can take the best picture of a heron. just saying. that this is a picture of a heron. that i took.

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i'll keep an eye out for dead pigeon's today
Looks like it's narrowly avoided a "gunging" on an infantile novelty quiz show from the 1990s.
 

catalog

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Another oak leaf, this time with, I think, a gooseberry attached?

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Note dog's poo bag at bottom right.
 

catalog

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But the one I spotted doesn't look like any of the ones in the list
 

catalog

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Ah OK, so not an egg


This is theoretically not an insect egg, but it was produced because of the laying of an insect egg. This is a Gall. Galls are growths produced on plants, usually because of an insect or mite, though fungus and other causes may produce gall-like structures. This is probably the result of a Gall Wasp in the family Cynipidae. The Gall Wasp lays an egg, and when the egg hatches, the larva releases an enzyme that causes the Gall to grow. The Gall Wasp Larva then feeds on the tissue in the Gall. Galls do not harm the plants. Here is a similar photo on BugGuide, and one on Wikimedia.
 

Simon silverdollarcircle

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Lots of magpies messing around in the gutters of the house opposite recently. I think crows and magpies have too much time on their hands tbh. It's like they've cracked the code, they're so good at getting food and nothing really eats or attacks them, so they just have hours to while away each day, fucking around.

They should get into drugs really
 

luka

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ive seen myna birds rescue a pigeon from being killed by a crow. myna birds are like starlings but even larier
 
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