June 23
As the Season Turns
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On June 1st, sunrise is at 4.18am in Inverness and at 5.13am in Padster. The sun will rise 11 minutes earlier on the solstice when it reaches its maximum tilt towards the sun. Water lilies are spreading themselves out across the surface of the water as they may produce their first flowers this month. Mayflies have been living as larvae in the mud at the bottom of the pond for up to three years, feeding on algae, strengthening themselves for this moment. Mosquito and midgelave also hatch from the ponds this month and many are snapped up by adult frogs which can sit very still on lily pads or at the edge of the
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