Urban Nature Pictures 7/3

An orange lichen (probably Xanthoria parietina) growing on a rubbish bin in Runnymede.

Runnymede is a meadow along the Thames where many historical events are commemorated, most notably the sealing of the Magna Carta. When we visited there were hundreds of people enjoying the park in the nice weather. There were lots of exotic and native water birds, and lots of interesting insects.

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3:00 snapshot #531

Windsor.

Urban Nature Pictures 7/4

Rock pigeon.



Blackberries (darn it, not ripe yet!)
These were growing just about everywhere we went; it reminded me of finding Himalayan blackberries all over the Pacific Northwest. I guess the climate is very similar.