spring green

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^^ licorice fern, Polypodium glycyrrhiza on a horse chestnut Aesculus hippocastanum
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^^sheild fern, Dryopteris sp.
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^^painted fern, Athyrium niponicum, probable variety 'pictum'
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^^maidenhair fern species, probably Adiantum aethiopicum
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^^tree fern, not strictly Cyatheales, genus and species unidentified

Wikipedia here and here

YouTuber shout outs: Captain Andy

"I like to talk about politics and religion... especially in polite company. I draw things with crayons. I make music... though I promise I'll never ask you to vote for me in anything. I eat vegetables... "




one more, just 'cause...

Props, Stumblers

guardians of the garden: ladybugs

^^Ladybug (Coccinellidae sp.)

 
^^two larva and a pupa (centre)

^^Notice that the female is happily munching on an aphid while mating.

^^larva

Happy Canada Day from the singing Hadfields

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