Out looking for a glamorous Lady.
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Crested Lark (Cogujada / Galerida cristata). |
I left the house after spending the morning paint and headed to a spot I was shown a few years ago for the very smart
Lady Orchid (Orchis purpurea), a truly stunning plant when it is in flower.
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Common Stonechat (Tarabilla Común / Saxicola torquata). |
I drove across the fields where I picked up
Woodchat Shrike (Alcaudón Común / Lanius senator),
Crested Lark (Cogujada / Galerida cristata),
Corn Bunting (Triguero / Emberiza calandra),
Goldfinch (Jilguero / Carduelis carduelis),
Greenfinch (Verderón Común / Carduelis chloris),
Spotless Starling (Estornino Negro / Sturnus unicolor),
Woodpigeon (Paloma Torcaz / Columba palumbus),
Collared Dove (Tórtola Turca / Streptopelia decaocto),
Iberian Magpie (Rabilargo / Cyanopica cooki),
Hoopoe (Abubilla / Upupa epops) and Barn Swallow (Golondrina Común / Hirundo rustica).
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Ground-pine Germander (Teucrium pseudochamaepitys). |
I arrived at the spot and almost straight away I found a single spike of the
Lady Orchid which was partly in flower and looked very nice, so I took a few photographs as I was not sure if I would find any more.
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Lady Orchid (Orchis purpurea) |
I continued walking around the edge of the area and after a while found several more spikes, two of which were absolutely perfect, so again the camera was in action quickly.
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Lady Orchid (Orchis purpurea). |
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Lady Orchid (Orchis purpurea). |
In the same area I also saw had another new plant for me called
Small-fruit Pheasant's-eye (Adonis microcarpa) which was locally quite common, along with
Grey-leaved Cistus (Cistus albidus),
Common Asphodel (Asphodelus aestivus) and
Ground-pine Germander (Teucrium pseudochamaepitys).
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Lady Orchid (Orchis purpurea). |
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Lady Orchid (Orchis purpurea). |
I headed back home the same way as I had come except for a visit to the supermarket in Huétor, as I arrived back home I had quite a large flock of around 30
European Bee-eaters (Abejaruco Común / Merops apiaster) fly over as I unloaded the shopping.
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Small-fruit Pheasant's-eye (Adonis microcarpa). |
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