CloseEyeOnJuly - Page 4 - Anita and Keith Martin (borsuk)'s Photos

July is the month where the diversity of life is at its most evident. Many animals and plants have already completed their first breeding cycle and the Crane flora is steadily changing.

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Anita and Keith Martin (borsuk) > This is Black Horehound, which flowers in July. The distinctive purple trumpet-shaped sepal tubes are a reliable means of identification and remain empty once the flowers are finished.

Anita and Keith Martin (borsuk) > Native grassland is a habitat in short supply along the lower reaches of the Crane Valley. This patch surrounds the ranges of the Twickenham Rifle Club and is thus of local interest and rarity.

Anita and Keith Martin (borsuk) > The sounds of a summer July day are often defined by the chirps and whistles of crickets. Roesel's bush-cricket is one of several species that can be found along the Crane. This one is happy amongst the terrestrial mass of Great Bindweed at Twickenham Rifle Club.

Anita and Keith Martin (borsuk) > Crickets and grasshoppers don't always just like grass. This animal is leaping around a patch of brambles at Twickenham Rifle Club.

Anita and Keith Martin (borsuk) > The profileration and bitter scent of banks of Himalayan Balsam along the Crane sometimes take away from the fact that it is exquisite flower, adored by the local bees.

Anita and Keith Martin (borsuk) > The summer months often bring otherwise unseen Crane residents into homes - this gorgeous Swallowtailed Moth is a common garden species, but have you ever seen one?

Anita and Keith Martin (borsuk) > July along the Crane can be a tempestuous month, where blue skies quickly fill and darken.

This is Black Horehound, which flowers in July. The distinctive purple trumpet-shaped sepal tubes are a reliable means of identification and remain empty once the flowers are finished.

> This is Black Horehound, which flowers in July. The distinctive purple trumpet-shaped sepal tubes are a reliable means of identification and remain empty once the flowers are finished.

This is Black Horehound, which flowers in July. The distinctive purple trumpet-shaped sepal tubes are a reliable means of identification and remain empty once the flowers are finished.

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