#30DaysWildFor day 18, I decided I would take a picture of whatever caught my eye. The first thing that did, was a lovely Green Shield Bug! 🙂
A Green Shield Bug perched on my parents livingroom window.Later I went to visit my friend Laura’s pet shop, CavyNoodle Pets UK – in a village called Rubery. The shop more or less has a Wildlife Garden out back, where various wildflowers pop up. The Sweet Pea below, stood out to me.
This Sweet Pea is growing wild, so its’ flowers and leaves are larger than the cultivated varieties.On the way back, I remembered the Shinning Cranesbill I passed on the walk down to Rubery was very red! So on my way back up, I snapped a couple pictures.
It’d be really cool, if this whole path was lined with red Shinning Cranesbill! A closer view for you.These particular plants are red in colour due to the dry weather – therefore are nutrient starved, shutting down/stopping chlorophyll production and going to seed quite early. The remaining sugars in the leaves give it its’ red pigment. In away, the sugars have caramelised 😀
Canned Wildlife 
Amazing what you can spot when you look around – nature is everywhere! Some great finds indeed. I love Shield Bugs! We need more wild Sweet Peas! 🙂
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