Matching Up
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It is good when sorting through photographs you can find some that fit together.
Out walking around the reserve we spotted an old Robin's Pincushion Gall. The tiny holes from where the wasps emerged could easily be seen. It is the only gall that has multiple chambers.
This looks totally different to the gall that we see during summer, growing on the rose stems.
Hazel has been in flower for some time but the Grey Alder catkins are just opening.
Looking carefully the female flower was also found.
Once fertilized these will develop into the brown cones. The ones shown below are last year's and all the seeds have been dispersed.
