HOLLY BLUE in my garden.
MUSLIN MOTH
WAVED UMBER The moth trap is slowly improving with the warmer weather,Stodmarsh had a couple of surprise sightings on Wednesday and an early morning visit to a misty Oare yesterday was very pleasant.
Quite why this mole was dead on the path at the Grove end of the reserve was not clear.
this grass snake was very much alive near the Marsh hide
as was this marsh frog
a bit too big for the snake to eat?
The hobbies were flying high
and in formation
On the road out of Stodmarsh,the cottages on the bend held the last surprise in the form of a yellow wagtail on the roof.
one for John Cantello.
On to Oare on thursday morning
a misty creek
these avocets have a nest close to the road.
GREEN VEINED WHITE
GOATS BEARD???
GREEN WOODPECKER at Dans Dock
This GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER was just a few feet away.
TURTLE DOVE at Uplees copse.
one for John Cantello.
a misty creek
these avocets have a nest close to the road.
Hi Phil. Lovely selection of pictures which made me smile. The flower is a close relative of goatsbeard - it is, I believe, a wild salsify Tragopogon porrifolius. Hope you have a good day in the sun :-)
ReplyDeleteTHANKS MEL HAVE BEEN GARDENING ALL DAY,GOT MY RUNNER BEANS IN AND HOLES READY FOR TOMATOES.GLAD THEY MADE YOU SMILE,THAT SALSIFY IS IT A FOREIGNER?
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