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  • CORNFLOWER Centaurea cyanus (Asteraceae) Height to 90cm. Creeping perennial with upright flowering stems that are winged below leaf stalks and swollen beneath flower heads. Grows in arable fields and on disturbed ground. FLOWERS in heads, 15-30mm across, with bluish outer florets and reddish purple inner florets (Jun-Aug). FRUITS are hairless. LEAVES are narrow; basal ones may be lobed. STATUS-Formerly a common arable ‘weed’ prior to the use of modern agricultural herbicides; now virtually extinct on farmland, seen mainly where seed is deliberately scattered.
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  • PHEASANT’S-EYE Adonis annua (Ranunculaceae) Height to 40cm. Branched and hairless annual of arable fields on chalky soils. FLOWERS comprise 5-8 bright red petals that are blackish at the base (Jun-Aug). FRUITS are long-stalked, elongate and wrinkled. LEAVES are pinnately divided and feathery, upper ones partly shrouding flowers. STATUS-Rare and decreasing due to agricultural herbicides.
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  • PHEASANT’S-EYE Adonis annua (Ranunculaceae) Height to 40cm. Branched and hairless annual of arable fields on chalky soils. FLOWERS comprise 5-8 bright red petals that are blackish at the base (Jun-Aug). FRUITS are long-stalked, elongate and wrinkled. LEAVES are pinnately divided and feathery, upper ones partly shrouding flowers. STATUS-Rare and decreasing due to agricultural herbicides.
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  • CORNCOCKLE Agrostemma githago (Caryophyllaceae) Height to 70cm. Distinctive, downy annual. Associated with arable fields. FLOWERS are 30-45mm across, with 5 pinkish purple petals and long, narrow and radiating sepals (May-Aug). FRUITS are capsules. LEAVES are narrow and grass-like. STATUS-Formerly widespread and common but now extremely scarce and erratic because of agricultural herbicides.
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  • CORNCOCKLE Agrostemma githago (Caryophyllaceae) Height to 70cm. Distinctive, downy annual. Associated with arable fields. FLOWERS are 30-45mm across, with 5 pinkish purple petals and long, narrow and radiating sepals (May-Aug). FRUITS are capsules. LEAVES are narrow and grass-like. STATUS-Formerly widespread and common but now extremely scarce and erratic because of agricultural herbicides.
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  • CORN BUTTERCUP Ranunculus arvensis (Ranunculaceae) Height to 40cm. Downy annual of arable fields. FLOWERS are 10-12mm across with 5 pale lemon yellow petals (May-Jul). FRUITS are distinctly spiny and bur-like. LEAVES are divided into narrow lobes. STATUS-Formerly widespread but now scarce, local and declining due to agricultural herbicide use; regular only in S England.
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  • PHEASANT’S-EYE Adonis annua (Ranunculaceae) Height to 40cm. Branched and hairless annual of arable fields on chalky soils. FLOWERS comprise 5-8 bright red petals that are blackish at the base (Jun-Aug). FRUITS are long-stalked, elongate and wrinkled. LEAVES are pinnately divided and feathery, upper ones partly shrouding flowers. STATUS-Rare and decreasing due to agricultural herbicides.
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  • PHEASANT’S-EYE Adonis annua (Ranunculaceae) Height to 40cm. Branched and hairless annual of arable fields on chalky soils. FLOWERS comprise 5-8 bright red petals that are blackish at the base (Jun-Aug). FRUITS are long-stalked, elongate and wrinkled. LEAVES are pinnately divided and feathery, upper ones partly shrouding flowers. STATUS-Rare and decreasing due to agricultural herbicides.
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  • CORN BUTTERCUP Ranunculus arvensis (Ranunculaceae) Height to 40cm. Downy annual of arable fields. FLOWERS are 10-12mm across with 5 pale lemon yellow petals (May-Jul). FRUITS are distinctly spiny and bur-like. LEAVES are divided into narrow lobes. STATUS-Formerly widespread but now scarce, local and declining due to agricultural herbicide use; regular only in S England.
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  • CORNFLOWER Centaurea cyanus (Asteraceae) Height to 90cm. Creeping perennial with upright flowering stems that are winged below leaf stalks and swollen beneath flower heads. Grows in arable fields and on disturbed ground. FLOWERS in heads, 15-30mm across, with bluish outer florets and reddish purple inner florets (Jun-Aug). FRUITS are hairless. LEAVES are narrow; basal ones may be lobed. STATUS-Formerly a common arable ‘weed’ prior to the use of modern agricultural herbicides; now virtually extinct on farmland, seen mainly where seed is deliberately scattered.
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  • CORN BUTTERCUP Ranunculus arvensis (Ranunculaceae) Height to 40cm. Downy annual of arable fields. FLOWERS are 10-12mm across with 5 pale lemon yellow petals (May-Jul). FRUITS are distinctly spiny and bur-like. LEAVES are divided into narrow lobes. STATUS-Formerly widespread but now scarce, local and declining due to agricultural herbicide use; regular only in S England.
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  • TIMOTHY Phleum pratense Height to 1.5m. Robust, hairless and tufted perennial of meadows, agricultural land and waysides. FLOWERS are borne in dense, cylindrical and rough heads, 13-16cm long, with purplish green spikelets, each with a short awn (Jun-Aug). FRUITS are small, dry nutlets. LEAVES are broad, rough and flat, with blunt ligules. STATUS-Widespread and common.
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  • PHEASANT’S-EYE Adonis annua (Ranunculaceae) Height to 40cm. Branched and hairless annual of arable fields on chalky soils. FLOWERS comprise 5-8 bright red petals that are blackish at the base (Jun-Aug). FRUITS are long-stalked, elongate and wrinkled. LEAVES are pinnately divided and feathery, upper ones partly shrouding flowers. STATUS-Rare and decreasing due to agricultural herbicides.
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  • Turtle Dove Streptopelia turtur L 27cm. Small, well-marked dove. Flight is fast and direct with flicking wingbeats. Song is distinctive. Sexes are similar. Adult has blue-grey head, neck and underparts with pinkish buff flush on breast, and white barring on neck. Back and wing coverts are chestnut: dark feather centres and pale margins create scaly appearance. Long, mainly black tail looks wedge-shaped in flight due to white corners. Juvenile is similar but duller and lacks neck markings. Voice Song is diagnostic, purring coo. Status Local summer visitor. Declining due to modern agricultural practises. Found on lowland arable farmland, scrub and downland; E England is its stronghold.
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  • Turtle Dove Streptopelia turtur L 27cm. Small, well-marked dove. Flight is fast and direct with flicking wingbeats. Song is distinctive. Sexes are similar. Adult has blue-grey head, neck and underparts with pinkish buff flush on breast, and white barring on neck. Back and wing coverts are chestnut: dark feather centres and pale margins create scaly appearance. Long, mainly black tail looks wedge-shaped in flight due to white corners. Juvenile is similar but duller and lacks neck markings. Voice Song is diagnostic, purring coo. Status Local summer visitor. Declining due to modern agricultural practises. Found on lowland arable farmland, scrub and downland; E England is its stronghold.
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  • Turtle Dove Streptopelia turtur L 27cm. Small, well-marked dove. Flight is fast and direct with flicking wingbeats. Song is distinctive. Sexes are similar. Adult has blue-grey head, neck and underparts with pinkish buff flush on breast, and white barring on neck. Back and wing coverts are chestnut: dark feather centres and pale margins create scaly appearance. Long, mainly black tail looks wedge-shaped in flight due to white corners. Juvenile is similar but duller and lacks neck markings. Voice Song is diagnostic, purring coo. Status Local summer visitor. Declining due to modern agricultural practises. Found on lowland arable farmland, scrub and downland; E England is its stronghold.
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  • Turtle Dove Streptopelia turtur L 27cm. Small, well-marked dove. Flight is fast and direct with flicking wingbeats. Song is distinctive. Sexes are similar. Adult has blue-grey head, neck and underparts with pinkish buff flush on breast, and white barring on neck. Back and wing coverts are chestnut: dark feather centres and pale margins create scaly appearance. Long, mainly black tail looks wedge-shaped in flight due to white corners. Juvenile is similar but duller and lacks neck markings. Voice Song is diagnostic, purring coo. Status Local summer visitor. Declining due to modern agricultural practises. Found on lowland arable farmland, scrub and downland; E England is its stronghold.
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  • Turtle Dove Streptopelia turtur L 27cm. Small, well-marked dove. Flight is fast and direct with flicking wingbeats. Song is distinctive. Sexes are similar. Adult has blue-grey head, neck and underparts with pinkish buff flush on breast, and white barring on neck. Back and wing coverts are chestnut: dark feather centres and pale margins create scaly appearance. Long, mainly black tail looks wedge-shaped in flight due to white corners. Juvenile is similar but duller and lacks neck markings. Voice Song is diagnostic, purring coo. Status Local summer visitor. Declining due to modern agricultural practises. Found on lowland arable farmland, scrub and downland; E England is its stronghold.
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  • Turtle Dove Streptopelia turtur L 27cm. Small, well-marked dove. Flight is fast and direct with flicking wingbeats. Song is distinctive. Sexes are similar. Adult has blue-grey head, neck and underparts with pinkish buff flush on breast, and white barring on neck. Back and wing coverts are chestnut: dark feather centres and pale margins create scaly appearance. Long, mainly black tail looks wedge-shaped in flight due to white corners. Juvenile is similar but duller and lacks neck markings. Voice Song is diagnostic, purring coo. Status Local summer visitor. Declining due to modern agricultural practises. Found on lowland arable farmland, scrub and downland; E England is its stronghold.
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  • Turtle Dove Streptopelia turtur L 27cm. Small, well-marked dove. Flight is fast and direct with flicking wingbeats. Song is distinctive. Sexes are similar. Adult has blue-grey head, neck and underparts with pinkish buff flush on breast, and white barring on neck. Back and wing coverts are chestnut: dark feather centres and pale margins create scaly appearance. Long, mainly black tail looks wedge-shaped in flight due to white corners. Juvenile is similar but duller and lacks neck markings. Voice Song is diagnostic, purring coo. Status Local summer visitor. Declining due to modern agricultural practises. Found on lowland arable farmland, scrub and downland; E England is its stronghold.
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  • Turtle Dove Streptopelia turtur L 27cm. Small, well-marked dove. Flight is fast and direct with flicking wingbeats. Song is distinctive. Sexes are similar. Adult has blue-grey head, neck and underparts with pinkish buff flush on breast, and white barring on neck. Back and wing coverts are chestnut: dark feather centres and pale margins create scaly appearance. Long, mainly black tail looks wedge-shaped in flight due to white corners. Juvenile is similar but duller and lacks neck markings. Voice Song is diagnostic, purring coo. Status Local summer visitor. Declining due to modern agricultural practises. Found on lowland arable farmland, scrub and downland; E England is its stronghold.
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  • Modern Agricultural field
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  • Turtle Dove Streptopelia turtur L 27cm. Small, well-marked dove. Flight is fast and direct with flicking wingbeats. Song is distinctive. Sexes are similar. Adult has blue-grey head, neck and underparts with pinkish buff flush on breast, and white barring on neck. Back and wing coverts are chestnut: dark feather centres and pale margins create scaly appearance. Long, mainly black tail looks wedge-shaped in flight due to white corners. Juvenile is similar but duller and lacks neck markings. Voice Song is diagnostic, purring coo. Status Local summer visitor. Declining due to modern agricultural practises. Found on lowland arable farmland, scrub and downland; E England is its stronghold.
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  • Farmer in the process of baling hay
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  • Farmer baling summer hay
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  • Dawn over the River Thames from Wittenham Clumps near Dorchester, Oxfordshire, Uk
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  • Common Summer Flowers of Arable Crops
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  • COMMON CORNSALAD Valerianella locusta (Valerianaceae) Height to 30cm. Branched and almost hairless annual. Grows in dry, grassy and bare places including arable land, old walls and dunes. FLOWERS are 1-2mm across, the corolla pinkish lilac and 5-lobed; borne in flat-topped terminal clusters, 1-2cm across (Apr-Aug). FRUITS are flattened and rather ovate. LEAVES are spoon-shaped towards the base of the plant but oblong higher up. STATUS-Widespread across the region but only locally common.
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  • BLACK NIGHTSHADE Solanum nigrum (Solanaceae) Height to 60cm. Straggly annual that is usually hairless; stems sometimes blackish. Grows in cultivated and disturbed soils. FLOWERS are 7-10mm across with white corolla lobes and projecting yellow anthers; borne in pendent clusters of 5-10 flowers (Jul-Sep). FRUITS are spherical berries, green at first but ripening black, and not partly concealed by sepals. LEAVES are oval and toothed. STATUS-Locally common in S only.
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  • PALE PERSICARIA Persicaria lapathifolia (Polygonaceae) Height to 60cm. Upright or sprawling annual. Similar to Redshank but stems are usually greenish and hairy. Found on disturbed ground and arable field margins. FLOWERS are greenish white and borne in terminal spikes (Jun-Oct). FRUITS are nut-like. LEAVES are narrow and oval. STATUS-Widespread and generally common throughout.
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  • SUN SPURGE Euphorbia helioscopia (Euphorbiaceae) Height to 50cm. Upright, hairless and yellowish green annual. Found on disturbed ground and in cultivated soils. FLOWERS lack sepals and petals and are yellow with green lobes; borne in flat-topped umbel-like clusters with 5 leaf-like basal bracts (May-Nov). FRUITS are smooth. LEAVES are spoon-shaped and toothed. STATUS-Widespread and common.
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  • NARROW-FRUITED CORNSALAD Valerianella dentata (Valerianaceae) Height to 30cm. Similar to Broad-fruited Cornsalad but straggly and with different shaped fruits. Grows in arable fields on chalky soils. FLOWERS are 1-2mm across, the corolla lilac and 5-lobed; in few-flowered clusters (Jun-Jul). FRUITS are narrow-ovoid, flat on one side, round on the other. LEAVES are spoon-shaped to oblong. STATUS-SE England only.
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  • Sun Spurge - Euphorbia helioscopia
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  • Red Bartsia - Odontites vernus
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  • Sun Spurge - Euphorbia helioscopia. Height to 50cm. Upright, hairless and yellowish green annual. Found on disturbed ground and in cultivated soils. FLOWERS lack sepals and petals and are yellow with green lobes; borne in flat-topped umbel-like clusters with 5 leaf-like basal bracts (May-Nov). FRUITS are smooth. LEAVES are spoon-shaped and toothed. STATUS-Widespread and common.
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  • Barley Field in the Test Valley, Whitchurch, Hampshire
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  • Barley Field in the Test Valley, Whitchurch, Hampshire
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  • Young pigs in field, Norfolk
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  • Young pigs in field, Norfolk
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  • Photograph showing farmer driving tractor with rake attached to the rear rowing hay in a summer field ready for baling
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  • Photograph showing farmer driving tractor with rake attached to the rear rowing hay in a summer field ready for baling
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  • Photograph showing farmer driving tractor with rake attached to the rear rowing hay in a summer field ready for baling
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  • Tractor with rake attached to the rear rowing hay in a summer field ready for baling
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  • Tractor with rake attached to the rear rowing hay in a summer field ready for baling
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  • Tractor with rake attached to the rear rowing hay in a summer field ready for baling
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  • Tractor with rake attached to the rear rowing hay in a summer field ready for baling
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  • Tractor with rake attached to the rear rowing hay in a summer field ready for baling
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  • Farmer in the process of baling hay
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  • Tractor with rake attached to the rear rowing hay in a summer field ready for baling
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  • Farmer in the process of baling hay
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  • Farmer in the process of baling hay
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  • Farmer in the process of baling hay
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  • Farmer in the process of baling hay
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  • Farmer in the process of baling hay
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  • Farmer in the process of baling hay
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  • Farmer in the process of baling hay
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  • Close up of baler baling hay
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  • Farmer baling summer hay
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  • Farmer baling summer hay
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  • Farmer baling summer hay
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  • Farmer baling summer hay
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  • Farmer baling summer hay
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  • Farmer baling summer hay
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  • Farmer baling summer hay
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  • Farmer baling summer hay
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  • Farmer baling summer hay
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  • Farmer in the process of baling hay
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  • Farmer baling summer hay
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  • Farmer baling summer hay
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  • Summer haymaking on rural English farm
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  • Loading hay bales on to flat bed trailer with teleporter
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  • Loading hay bales on to flat bed trailer with teleporter
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  • Loading hay bales on to flat bed trailer with teleporter
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  • Loading hay bales on to flat bed trailer with teleporter
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  • Farmer baling summer hay
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  • Farmer baling summer hay
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  • Farm worker raking hay into rows with tractor
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  • Farm worker raking hay into rows with Tractor
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  • Close up of wheat ears in crop field
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  • Close up of wheat ears in crop field
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  • Female farm worker in tractor turning hay in summer
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  • Female farm worker in tractor turning hay in summer
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  • Wrapping big hay bales with tractor and trailer
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  • Large hay bales in summer meadow
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  • Wrapping big hay bales with tractor and trailer
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  • Large hay bales in summer meadow
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  • Wrapping big hay bales with tractor and trailer
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  • Wrapping big hay bales with tractor and trailer
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  • Wrapping big hay bales with tractor and trailer
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  • Wrapping big hay bales with tractor and trailer
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  • Wrapping big hay bales with tractor and trailer
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  • Wrapping big hay bales with tractor and trailer
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  • Wrapping big hay bales with tractor and trailer
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  • Wrapping big hay bales with tractor and trailer
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  • Tedder in hay meadow with large wrapped bales
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  • Tedder in hay meadow with large wrapped bales
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  • Summer hay meadow
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  • Summer hay meadow
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  • Summer wheat field
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  • Summer wheat field
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