Part 3 Plants

June

What a month. So much to look at and enjoy. So much to puzzle the few remaining grey cells and so many people willing to help me on my learning process.

Please feel free to correct any mistakes (via twitter please).

Wood Avens

(Geum urbanum)

Biting Stonecrop

(Sedum acre)

Lady's Bedtraw

(Galium rheum)

Quaking Grass

(Briza media)

Hairy Tare

(Vicia hirsuta)

Two seeds per pod (Smooth has 4)

Wild Carrot

(Daucus carota carota)

Meadow Vetchling

easily confused (by me) with ...

Ribbed Melilot

Elderflowers

Japanese Knotweed

Below a study of 

Goat's-beard

(Trogopogon pratensis)

Yellow-wort

(Blackstonia perfoliata)

Fox-and-cubs

Bee Orchid

Common Figwort

(Scrophularia auriculata)

Thanks to MPF for correct ID.

I managed to photograph and identify nearly 100 plants in the first three weeks of June (Aren't you glad I didn't post them all?).

Hunting High and Low

Barn Owl out in the Drizzle.

Nemophora degeerella .. out in the sun.

Recently fledged Whitethroat.

This Jay is a daily sight along the cycle track at Chev. So much for a good breeding season this bird has quite an appetite.

Rest-harrow

Hogweed

Hedge Woundwort

Sea Milkwort on patch. Didn't know it existed there.

Common Spotted Orchid

Giant Hogweed

Monster Post

Burnet Moth caterpillar and pupa.

Distant shot of this stunning Ruff

Nettle Weevil

Clouded Border

14-spot Ladybird

This Jay has been raiding nests around the Chevington reserve for two days. Breeding birds have had a good time, plenty of  food and good weather, but that inevitably leads to an increase in predation. Life's Cycle?

Brimstone Moth

Silver-ground Carpet

Roe Deer

Doesn't do what it says on the Van!

This was unexpected! This field was spared the Opencast because of its special plant community. When it was restored I was outraged that broad leaved herbicide was used nearby and nearly wiped out the plants. Thankfully it was after the flowering period and had no lasting effect. So to find the Northumberland Wildlife Trust camping on their own special plant site was unbelievable! I hope they are ASHAMED!

The Northumberland Wildlife Trust has a Teaching Hide and area where camping would not cause too much damage. Why didn't they use that?

Sea Sandwort

Arrowgrass (Marsh?)

Sea Milkwort

Yellow Iris

Blue Iris

Common Spotted Orchid

Herb Robert

Compact Rush

Cleavers

Twayblade

Water Avens (fruit)

Viper's Bugloss

Cat's-ear

Cut-leave Cranesbill

I feel sorry for those folk who walked past Degsy and said "How boring, must be like watching paint dry"! Open your eyes and appreciate what is around you!