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This Week in Photos: 16th – 22nd of February (8)

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Snow above the Teme – Wood Ant Seedlings – Ponds in Kyre – First Frogspawn – First Bumblebees

Snowy views, looking west over the Teme Valley. Stanford Bridge. 19.02.26.
Garlic Mustard Alliaria petiolata seedlings getting a headstart on a Wood Ant Formica rufa nest. Ribbesford Woods. 22.02.26.
Ribbesford Church on Fujifilm. 22.02.26.
Before and After. 24 hours after this attenuation feature was created it almost filled, following a high rainfall event. Kyre, Tenbury Wells. 18-19.02.26.
First frogspawn of the year. Garden Pond, Stourport-on-Severn. 21.02.26.
Bumblebees out in force on a south-facing, ornamental Winter Heath Erica carnea. Ribbesford Church. 22.02.26

Mostly a small collection of phone photos for this week. It has definitely felt spring-like, with the arrival of the frogspawn and seeing bees and wood ants emerging. Roll on spring!

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