A gallery of sharp thistles for this week’s – one a week photo challenge. While thistles can be invasive and are seen very much as “weeds”, they are a great source of pollen and nectar for late summer pollinators.
Peacock butterfly
White tailed bumblebee (Bombus lucorum) – queen
Thistle
Thistle
Thistle
Thistle
Murtagh's Meadow 
Not a big fan of these prickly things, but the goldfinches love them.
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Here too our goldfinches will feed on the seeds too:-)
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Love those photos – especially the last one -at first I thought they were teasels.
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Thank you – glad you like them! I enjoy joining in your photo challenge when I can:)
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We love to have your contributions MM.
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Great lot of photographs, as always!
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Thank you:)
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