11th May |
Drumboe, then high heath later.
Bright most of the day. Dull later. |
Here's a habit shot of the Wood Speedwell, showing all of its features nicely. |
Elderflower buds are just beginning to swell, now. |
Here's an interesting shot of Herb Robert. It's everywhere at the moment. |
This is Tormentil - Potentilla erecta. The flowers are much smaller than the Cinquefoil and are usually 4-petalled.
|
This leaf beetle is common on Hogweed. No firm Id, yet. About 4 mm long. |
I hadn't noticed this large Sedge before. It has triangular stems, so that should narrow it down a bit. Flowering head shown about 5 cm. long.
|
Later on, a visit to our high heath area produced the startlingly blue Heath Milkwort - Polygala serpyllifolia. It comes in a variety of colours, from white through pink to purple. |
It seems to me that the higher Cardamines are much paler than their lowland counterparts. Any blue on this one is from the sky. Did you notice the now-obligatory single egg? |
Two shots of what I think is Panaeolus fimicola.
|