Sunday, June 06, 2010

Yesterday's Wanderings

A few pictures from a walk around my local area yesterday, carrying nothing but my Canon 40D and a Tamron 90mm macro lens.
One of the commonest plants growing in the sandy soils bordering my local beach is the Burnet Rose. The typical plants have whitish-yellow flowers:


However, there is a large clump with these pinkish flowers, which is apparantly a rare variant:


This flower had attracted this green beetle (if anyone knows the species, please let me know):


Ox-eye Daisies were growing by the beach:


This tallish plant was growing en masse in the dunes at the top of the beach. (Is it Mouse-ear Hawkweed?):


Here's a close-up of one of the flower heads:


I walked up into Clyne Gardens, where these Orange Hawkweeds were growing in the wildflower meadow with their commoner cousins:


There was still plenty of Germander Speedwell in flower in the grassland:


This exotic primula:


had flowers quite similar to the native Red Campion:


Also growing in the wildflower area were these orchids (anyone know the species?):


No, not Niagara Falls, but part of a small waterfall that flows from a pond into a stream which runs through Clyne Gardens:


The brilliant blue of this iris caught my eye:


As did the striking colour combination of yellow primulas and blue irises:


I thought a 'Monet' treatment might suit the subject:


Back to the dunes, where I saw this broomrape species growing:


As I walked back through the suburban streets, I noticed the naturalised Red Valerian decorating the garden walls:


To end on a romantic note (!), this single red rose was drawing attention to itself in the Botanic Gardens of Singleton Park:

9 comments:

  1. Jeremy I think the Orchids may be Common Spotted - but i'm not 100% on that :-)

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  2. Thanks, Warren. I thought it might be, but wasn't sure. I don't suppose you know what the yellow Dandelion-like flowers are? Or what species the Broomrape is?! (I'm not too hot on flower (or bird) I.D.!)

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  3. What a nice walk you had, and beautiful pictures.

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  4. The waterfall is picturesque and the flowers are just lovely. Thanks for posting this delightful assortment in nature.

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  5. Just like to say I enjoy reading your blog and the photographs are first class. The green beetle is a female Oedemera nobilis.
    All the best David

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  6. Hi David,
    Thanks for the beetle I.D. Enjoyed your website, and will check back again. I see you go to Kidwelly Quay; have you ever seen a Barn Owl there?
    Cheers,
    J.

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