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Mayfly

Friday 12th May 2000
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ternblack-headed gulls
A MAYFLY on the windowsill bends its abdomen from side to side. Perhaps this is a female releasing a scent message of pheromones to attract the males. This species has two long thin tails.

In the valley a tern dives for fish on the canal while a Black-headed Gull swoops down onto the river, apparently to pick up some floating food item.

Richard Bell
Richard Bell,
wildlife illustrator
E-mail; 'richard@daelnet.co.uk'

  
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