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Rose Hips

Tuesday, 18th December 2001, West Yorkshire

greenfinch feeding on peanuitsbriar rose hipTHE FAT RED HIPS on the hedge of Briar Rose by the car park in town have now turned brown. They're looking shrivelled and the worse for wear.

In the middle of the bush there's a splash of bright green and yellow; a male Greenfinch which, I guess, has been attracted to feed on the seeds that these hips contain.next page

Richard Bell
Richard Bell,
wildlife illustrator

E-mail; 'richard@willowisland.co.uk'