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It was raining this morning which was a nice change. I never thought I'd say that living in the UK where it rains quite a bit but we've had quite a dry spell so it's good to see the rain again. As I am house and cat sitting for a friend I popped down to their local reservoir and nature reserve. I parked up and hardly anyone was about.
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I walked over the metal bridge up to the stone bridge.
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This is the view of the reservoir from the top of the bridge.
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Even though it was raining, it was still quite dry underfoot.
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There was a grebe swimming near the tree at the edge of the water. I don't normally see them this close. It soon shot off when it saw me.
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If you walk past an oak tree some acorns may look odd like mutant acorns. This is because a gall wasp has laid its eggs on the tree, which then produces a kind of casing around the larvae where it will feed and grow inside. This kind of gall is called a Knopper Gall but there's many different types. The wasp will eventually eat its way out.
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I managed to do one circuit of the reservoir until the rain started to get heavy, so I gave up for the day.
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Thank you to @untilwelearn and the team for running the Phone Photography Contest - #72.
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