Showing posts with label Eurasian Jay. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Eurasian Jay. Show all posts

Saturday, July 28, 2018

28/07/2018 A mixture of the week away and current photos.

Maximum temperature today 27C, minimum 18C.  A light shower of rain as yet not measured; 15 km/h North-westerly winds with up to 37 km/h gusts.  
The car reading yesterday was 41͒ C !!
If anyone can tell me what this little bug is I would be delighted, taken while in the Dordogne.

Wall Brown Butterfly, (Lasiommata megera) In the Dordogne...

As above.

Common blue butterfly (Polyommatus icarus) in the Dordogne.

Eurasian jay (Garrulus glandarius) - Dordogne...

As above.

Lots of sloes around but they were not ready yet though I am not very fond of Sloe Gin anyway!

Back home a bumblebee in a poppy....

Gatekeeper or hedge brown butterfly (Pyronia tithonus) on our lavender,

Yesterday we were out to lunch, as we were early we stopped by the lake at Le camping La Meteorite near Rochechouart. To read more about the Meteorite see HERE

As above

L'oree des vallees restaurant, we eat outside as it was slightly cooler than it has been lately!

I was fascinated by this old house opposite with the upstairs balcony...

and the beautiful garden just to the left of the house.

Last night's sunset...

As above, no sign of the new moon too much cloud around 😒

Finally, they have patched all the holes in our local roads so now we have this instead!!


N.B. My bird blog is updated  HERE 

Part 18 of the birds seen in Africa.

Thursday, July 12, 2018

12/02/2018 Two photos from today and the remainder from our week away.

Maximum temperature today 28C, minimum 13C.   Dry; 9 km/h North winds with up to 29 km/h gusts. 

I have tried my best with the identification of the following, if I am wrong please let me know. I am finding the ID very difficult as these insects are mostly new to me and my camera!

Scarce Swallowtail (Iphiclides podalirius)

As above.

Beautiful demoiselle (Calopteryx virgo) I think - female

As above.

Variable Bluet (Coenagrion pulchellum) I think - male.

As below (I think), both male and female.

Blue Featherleg or White-legged Damselfly (Platycnemis pennipes) having an orgy - one pair I suspect is gay!

Blue-tailed Damselfly  (Ischnura elegans).

Scarlet Darter (Crocothemis erythraea). Thanks to Richard for ID

Again I am not sure, but suspect this is a female Emporer Dragonfly (Anax imperator).

Eurasian jay (Garrulus glandarius).  A first for me.  I see them regularly, but I have never managed a photo of one before.  I got some better shots later in the week although not so close.  Watch this space!

A hopper of some kind!

A web-spinning spider.

Last but not least a common wall lizard on a rocky outcrop.


N.B. My bird blog is updated  HERE 

Part 16 of the birds seen in Africa.