The♀️stigma is a pink star at the centre. There are 10 ♂️ stamen, 5 open initially to reveal yellow pollen-bearing anthers. The others remain closed as orange pods bent out to the petals. As the 1st 5 wither the remainder open giving the flowers a 2nd wave of pollen release. Amazing! 🌸 #wildflowerhour

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Absolutely loved taking a closer look at Herb-Robert today. Not uncommon, but what a beautiful flower. 🩷 I love the hairs growing up the stem and the candy pink and white petals. But I was most intrigued by the reproductive parts of the flower so did some reading when I got home. #wildflowerhour

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There are 20 species of Eurasian buntings on the British list & Shetland has recorded 19 of them. Holy shite!!! If we include the 7 American sparrows, you can add another 5 species recorded on Shetland. Totally bonkers.

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Cormorant gathering for #BirdOfTheDay #Reflection

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@dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social 1 Barnacle Goose at Longham Lakes with Greylags Canada Goose

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