I visited one of my favourite nature sites the other day, mainly to make contact with the next door neighbour. I wanted to ask them if we could park right outside their gate if I organised an outing in the early summer. They turned out to be very friendly and agreeable, so not only have I got a generous parking area, but they will come on the outing as well. They are clearly quite interested in the site, particularly the bird life. So that's good.
I made a quick site visit and here is a selection of photos:
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| A hypochromatic (under pigmented) Green-winged Orchid Anacamptis morio (Fr. Orchis buffon). |
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| Orchid habitat. |
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| A typical Green-winged Orchid. |
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| An unusual mutation of Green-winged Orchid. |
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| Green-winged Orchid. |
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| A swarm of honey bees Apis mellifera (Fr. un essaim d'abeilles) going over my head, the second I'd seen that day. |
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| Violet Fritillary butterfly Clossiana dia (Fr. Petite violette). |
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| Green-winged Orchid. |
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| Green-winged Orchids in their habitat. |
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| Green-winged Orchids on the edge of the former kaolin pit. |
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| The former kaolin pit at the heart of the site, now full of water. |
2 comments:
"A hypochromatic (under pigmented) Green-winged Orchid".....
Now that, Susan, is a very pretty orchid!!
And so is the other mutation!
Pré de la Forge: The second mutation is one I've never seen before.
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