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Venus and Jupiter above Alyth Road, Rattray
The house is named Dunvegan.
Image: © Mike Pennington
Taken: 4 Apr 2012
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Copper Beech, Old Cross, Rattray
Photographs suggest that this tree was well-grown in the middle of the 19th century.
Image: © Mike Pennington
Taken: 18 Oct 2012
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Crab spider, Rattray, Blairgowrie
A member of the Xytiscus genus. Crab spiders typically lurk in flowers and catch flies and other insects visiting for nectar.
Image: © Mike Pennington
Taken: 13 Aug 2014
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Wolf spider with spiderlings, Rattray
A species of wolf spider (Lycosidae).
Image: © Mike Pennington
Taken: 7 Aug 2014
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The hoverfly Syrphus ribesii, Rattray, Blairgowrie
Three members of the migratory genus Syrphus are commonly recorded in Britain, but they are very difficult to separate in the field. This individual can be identified as it is a female (the eyes don't meet) with a yellow hind femur, a combination which enables it's identification.
Image: © Mike Pennington
Taken: 21 Jul 2014
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The hoverfly Eupeodes corollae, Rattray, Blairgowrie
A migrant hoverfly, here giving itself a good clean.
Image: © Mike Pennington
Taken: 20 Jul 2014
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The hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus, Rattray, Blairgowrie
A migrant which can be astonishingly common at times and it was easily the commonest hoverfly in this area at this time.
Image: © Mike Pennington
Taken: 20 Jul 2014
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Hairy Tare (Vicia hirsuta), Rattray, Blairgowrie
A small-flowered member of the pea family which can be a quite pernicious weed in flowerbeds.
Image: © Mike Pennington
Taken: 21 Jul 2014
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Common Black Ants (Lasius niger), Rattray
One of the commonest insects in Britain.
Image: © Mike Pennington
Taken: 21 Jul 2014
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Garden Bumblebee (Bombus hortorum), Rattray
A common and widespread species which has a long face as it specialises in flowers with long tubes to access the nectaries, hence its adaptation to gardens full of ornamental flowers.
Image: © Mike Pennington
Taken: 25 Jul 2012
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