Maximum temperature today 31C, minimum 16C. Dry; 13 km/h North-westerly winds with up to 26 km/h gusts.
As always I am not certain of my ID, if anyone can help out I am always appreciative.
Driving down to Bergerac there were fields and fields of fruit trees. I only thought of taking a photo when we got near the end!
Ghost sign - Valentine les belles peintures. It seems this was (is?) a type of paint.
Walking through the forest there was a lot of this plant. I think it maybe broomrape but I am not sure.
Chicory,
Possibly Giant Bellflower.
Blue Featherleg or White-legged Damselfly (Platycnemis pennipes).
I think this may be a skimmer dragonfly but I am not even sure of that!
Think this is same as above!
There were a lot of fish in the dam but what I know about fish types is dangerous, they were quite big. About 0.6 meter (2 Foot)
Peacock butterfly (Inachis io)
Skippers are a family, Hesperiidae, of the Lepidoptera (moths and butterflies) I am not sure which skipper this is.
Speckled Wood butterfly (Pararge aegeria).
As above.
Just a spider web, but so much work goes into this creation.
N.B. My bird blog is updated HERE
Part 17 of the birds seen in Africa.
Are the nets on the fruit trees to protect against depredation by birds?
ReplyDeleteBird and insect control also Preliminary data on tests showed that there was far less sunburned fruit under the pod netting (control had 59 percent sunburn, pod was 16 percent). Forty-two percent of the fruit was sunburned under drape netting compared with 64 percent in the control.
DeleteFruit was heavier under the pod netting (194 grams compared to 182 grams in the control)
A hailstorm caused minimal (5 percent) damage in the netted Granny Smith fruit but 80 percent damage in the trial’s uncovered fruit. Enjoy the weekend. Diane
You are a mine of information!
DeleteHope this was a good enough answer :-)
DeleteJust beautiful photos Diane! I especially love the web, a natural marvel for sure!
ReplyDeleteThanks so much Marie, glad that you enjoyed these shots. Have a good Friday Diane
DeleteOh wow, your photography is to die for ! Thanks for sharing and for always visiting my blog. You're the only "South African" who comments on my posts! Have a great day. Jo
ReplyDeleteI am surprised i would have thought there would have been a number of 'Africans' following. Thanks for the kind comment, I try to get good photos but it does not always work :-) Have a great weekend Diane
DeleteChicory grows wild all over here. I love the sheer wings of dragonflies and damselflies. And the spiderweb is outstanding.
ReplyDeleteChicory seems to grow almost everywhere and it is very pretty Thnaks for the comment, have a good weekend Diane
DeleteHAHA.....I am the same with a fish...a fish is a fish is a fish so to speak! Loving the pics as always. Glad you were able to reboot and get things working right again, nothing like computers that will not work, or work the way or speed we want them too. I understand, I have had my share of crazy computer, or laptop problems. This weekend is tax free weekend for school supplies, an ipad is a must!
ReplyDeleteWhen it comes to eating fish I know what is what, but in the water........ Tax free weekend for school goods what a good idea, good job though they do not have it here or I would be broke LOL. Hope you are well Diane
DeleteHi Diane. Such beautiful wildlife photos. Thanks for the info re the plant. I remember the name now you've told me! Have a good weekend.
ReplyDeleteMaggie the only reason I know it is we had masses of the climbing plant in South Africa. The fences were covered with it and it was a magnificent show. Enjoy your time in France, hope you manage to get lots done. Diane
DeleteBeautiful nature scenes.
ReplyDeleteThanks Penny, hope you have a good weekend, take care Diane
DeleteOh boy that chicory bloom really caught my eye. It's so delicate and graceful.
ReplyDeleteThey are so pretty at this time of the year. Cheers Diane
DeleteI didn't realise that the chicory flower was so pretty, gorgeous blue! Once again the dragon fly wings are a magical sight to see.. I know what a goldfish looks like Diane, but beyond that I'm done 😀 Happy weekend, I wish I could send you some rain ✨
ReplyDeleteI love chicory and the roadsides are blue with that at the moment. I amwatering every seconday at present, ridiculous when we had so much rain earlier in the year!! Take care Diane
DeleteEven though the photos are spectacular you can't be expected to know the names of everything. Especially like the shot of the spider web. Interesting about the differences between the nets over the fruit trees.
ReplyDeleteGaelyn I have nevr taken photos of dragonflies before so it is a new learning curve. My book is Insects of Europe and it covers quite a lot, but by no means all I need when I see as many as we did when we were away. Enjoy your travel. Diane
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