my local patch and wildlife - Ian McDonald

[ian mcdonald]

Marbled whites img.273. Albino hedgehog img 274. Osprey img.275. Field maple, Acer campestre, galled with the mite Aceria myriadeum img. 276.

[ian mcdonald]

Bog bush cricket, Metrioptera brachyptera img.09 213. Chocks away, whooper swans img.2725. Emperor moth img. 09 143.

[ian mcdonald]

I don,t usually take "plant portraits" as I like to see the flowers in their habitat but here are two exceptions. Ragged robin, Lychnis flos-cuculi img. 09-405. Bog bean, Menyanthes trifoliata img. 09 397.

[ian mcdonald]

Scotch argus img. 289.

[ian mcdonald]

A thing of the past? Marsh orchids Lincolnshire coast img. 292. Broad leaved pea, Lathyrus latifolius img. 293. Coral necklace, Illecebrum verticillatum, discovered by me and destroyed by the local authority img. 295. Sticky catchfly, Lychnis viscaria img.294.

[ian mcdonald]

Five ptarmigan looking like rocks img. 1000819. A close up img. 1000831. Corn marigold img. 1000014, there ought to be more fields with this beautiful flower. Cranberry, V. oxycoccos looking like a cyclamen img. 1000501.

[ian mcdonald]

Great pictures Ashley. Here is a rather poor one of a Dotterel img. 0051.

[ian mcdonald]

Does anyone know the name of this flower, it is quite common img. 2994.

[Maggi Young]

Does anyone know the name of this flower, it is quite common img. 2994.

Yes. quite common- but how many people ever notice them?

[ian mcdonald]

Four birds to identify, it should be easy. A img. 0142. B img. 0476. C img. 0055. D img. 1164.

[ian mcdonald]

Four similar but different flowers. Which are which? A img. 0099. B img. 09 285. C img. 2508. D img. 1000762.

[ian mcdonald]

Three more to identify A is img. 1291. B is img. 09 185. C is img. 2597.

[Tristan_He]

Yes. quite common- but how many people ever notice them?

Just don't eat the berries!

[Tristan_He]

Four birds to identify, it should be easy. A img. 0142. B img. 0476. C img. 0055. D img. 1164.

A is a kingfisher, though quite a dark one. B is a common crane. C is a waxwing. D is a dipper.

[Tristan_He]

Four similar but different flowers. Which are which? A img. 0099. B img. 09 285. C img. 2508. D img. 1000762.

A. Gentiana verna; B. G. pneumonanthe. C and D are Gentianellas but I don't know this genus too well I'm afraid.