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Autumn - September Wildsights (136) More files...
September is a month of myriad changes in the British countryside. Leaf colours start to take on warm autumnal hews, migrant birds are on the move, and fungi appear in a variety of shapes and colours in woodlands, heaths and meadows.
Butterflies and bees feed on late-flowering plants, while wasps and hornet populations reach their peak and dormice feast on nuts and berries in preparation for their hibernation.
English / Pedunculate oak (Quercus robur) leaf on wet rocks, Aberfoyle, Stirlingshire, Scotland, September
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Niall Benvie / English / Pedunculate oak (Quercus robur) leaf on wet rocks, Aberfoyle, Stirlingshire, Scotland, September
Beech nuts and beechmast of European beech tree {Fagus sylvatica} Dorset, UK, September
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Colin Varndell / Beech nuts and beechmast of European beech tree {Fagus sylvatica} Dorset, UK, September
Canary-shouldered thorn moth (Ennomos alniaria) on bark. Peak District National Park, Derbyshire, UK, September.
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Alex Hyde / Canary-shouldered thorn moth (Ennomos alniaria) on bark. Peak District National Park, Derbyshire, UK, September.
Jay (Garrulus glandarius) perched in Oak tree in autumn, Hertfordshire, England
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Andy Sands / Jay (Garrulus glandarius) perched in Oak tree in autumn, Hertfordshire, England
Solitary bee (Panurgus sp) On Corn Marigold, species often associated with yellow flowers, Hertfordshire, England, September
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Andy Sands / Solitary bee (Panurgus sp) On Corn Marigold, species often associated with yellow flowers, Hertfordshire, England, September
Male Migrant Hawker Dragonfly (Aeshna mixta) South London, UK, September
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Russell Cooper / Male Migrant Hawker Dragonfly (Aeshna mixta) South London, UK, September
Curlew (Numenius arquata) on shore of sea loch,~Isle of Mull, Scotland, UK, September
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Laurie Campbell / Curlew (Numenius arquata) on shore of sea loch,~Isle of Mull, Scotland, UK, September
Grey Heron (Ardea cinerea) stalking in reed stream margins, London, UK, September
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Graham Eaton / Grey Heron (Ardea cinerea) stalking in reed stream margins, London, UK, September
Mute swan (Cygnus olor) portrait, Slimbridge, Gloucestershire, UK, September
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Mark Carwardine / Mute swan (Cygnus olor) portrait, Slimbridge, Gloucestershire, UK, September
Common wasp (Vespula vulgaris) heavily dusted with pollen, about to fly from Himalayan balsam (Impatiens glandulifera) flower. Wiltshire pastureland, UK, September
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Nick Upton / Common wasp (Vespula vulgaris) heavily dusted with pollen, about to fly from Himalayan balsam (Impatiens glandulifera) flower. Wiltshire pastureland, UK, September
Honey bee (Apis mellifera) with very tatty, worn wings and dusted with pollen, visiting a Himalayan balsam (Impatients glandulifera) flower. Wiltshire pastureland, UK, September
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Nick Upton / Honey bee (Apis mellifera) with very tatty, worn wings and dusted with pollen, visiting a Himalayan balsam (Impatients glandulifera) flower. Wiltshire pastureland, UK, September
Peacock butterfly (Inachis io) and Small tortoiseshell butterflies (Aglais urticae) feeding on Buddleia flowers (Buddleia davidii), Derbyshire, UK, September.
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Alex Hyde / Peacock butterfly (Inachis io) and Small tortoiseshell butterflies (Aglais urticae) feeding on Buddleia flowers (Buddleia davidii), Derbyshire, UK, September.