Our Dutch friends Huub, Ingrid and Anne-Loes made it down to their house near Yzeures-sur-Creuse as soon as the borders were open. Once they'd done sufficient self-isolation we joined them for a walk up the back of Yzeures, on the First of July. Here are some of the photos I took. Part II will follow [link].
Father and daughter stride it out.
Bell Heather Erica cinerea (Fr. Bruyère cendrée).
Male Wall butterfly Lasiommata megera (Fr. le Satyre).
Female Small Spreadwing damselfly Lestes virens (Fr. Leste verdoyant)
Limousin breed beef cattle.
The area we walked in has traditionally been grazing country with small fields surrounded by hedges. Sadly that is now changing, as my next post will show.
Male Small Copper butterfly Lycaena phlaeas (Fr. le Cuivré commun).
Large Skipper butterfly Ochlodes sylvanus (Fr. la Sylvaine).
European Comma butterfly Polygonia c-album (Fr. le Gamma).
Cut-leaved Selfheal Prunella laciniata (Fr. Brunelle laciniée).
A Western Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus (Fr. Chevreuil) buck legs it when it hears us coming.
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1 comment:
Beautiful photos, as usual, and lovely post.
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