The maximum temperature in the Charente today is 27⁰C; the minimum tonight is 12⁰C! 22km/h NNE winds with 42km/h gusts. The garden is not going to recover from the very long heatwave. Many shrubs look dead, and the only green on the lawn is bindweed!! Winter will arrive, and the grass will never recover (if it does) before spring 2027.
Clouded Yellow (Colias crocea or Colias croceus ) Le Souci.
Female House Sparrows playing in the water (Passer domesticus) Le Moineau domestique. Les femelles
Gatekeeper or Hedge Brown (Pyronia tithonus) L’Amaryllis.
Small Copper (Lycaena phlaeas) Le Cuivré commun ou Bronzé...
As above.
Cyclamen (Cyclamen L.) Les Cyclamens.
Common Blue, also known as the Small Blue, (Polyommatus icarus) L’Argus bleu, ou Petit Bleu commun...
As above.
Small Copper (Lycaena phlaeas) Le Cuivré commun ou Bronzé...
Small white butterfly (Pieris rapae) La Piéride de la rave.
Common carder bee (Bombus pascuorum) Le bourdon des champs.
Orchid (Orchidaceae) Les Orchidacées, plus connues sous le nom d'orchidées. Violet est au-dessus et la blanche en dessous.
Black redstart (Phoenicurus ochruros) Le Rougequeue noir.
Hay bales - Balles de foin.
Common chicory (Cichorium intybus) La Chicorée amère.
Eurasian jay (Garrulus glandarius) Le Geai des chênes.
Hiding behind the Mallow (Malvaceae) La famille de la mauve.
Great Tit (Parus major) La Mésange charbonnière.
House Sparrow female (Passer domesticus) Le Moineau domestique femelle.
Young Blue Tit (Cyanistes caeruleus) La Mésange bleue.
Homegrown figs - Les figues
Black-Eyed Susan (Rudbeckia herta) Rudbeckie hérissée ou Rudbéckie hirsute.
Quince fruit (Cydonia oblonga) Coing.
Tomatoes - Tomates
Eurasian jay (Garrulus glandarius) Le Geai des chênes.
House Sparrows having a disagreement (Passer domesticus) Le Moineau domestique.....
As above.
Firebug or red soldier beetle (Pyrrhocoris apterus) Le Gendarme ou Pyrrhocore.
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Common wall lizard (Podarcis muralis) Le Lézard des murailles.
Eurasian jays (Garrulus glandarius) Le Geai des chênes.
Bird’s-Foot Trefoil (Lotus corniculatus) Le Lotier corniculé.
Chicory with what I believe might be a
White-banded Sweat Bee (Lasioglossum leucozonium) Le
Lasioglosse bandes-blanches.
Hello Diane, your photos are absolutely stunning, dear friend. Fascinating post and thank you 😊 so much for the information as well. I hope you have a lovely week ahead. 💗
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