Saturday
14th October |
Went to the ponds after
photographing moths. We then saw the Botanical Garden, Dam, reservoir and
river. |
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Grass Eggar |
 Sphodromantis viridis |
 African Green
mantis |
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 Assassin bug
-
Oncocephalus squalidus |

Olive tree pearl |

Sceliodes laisalis |

Crimson speckled moth showing the face |
 African Green
mantis, I love this one |

Condica
viscosa |
Long skimmer |

Long skimmer |

Long skimmer |

Two-spotted footman -
Eilema bipuncta
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Carrot seed head |

Pond |
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Otter paw prints and poo in the picture on the right |
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Heliotropium europaeum |

Toad |

Grasshopper |

Millipede |

Teasel |

Reflections |

Bull from the minibus |

Strawberry tree - Arbutus unedo |

Limonium virgatum |

Botanical Gardens |

Iberian Water Frog -
Pelophylax perezi |

Teasels |

Dates |

Magnificent eucalyptus |
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We had the picnic lunch here |
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It was hot so it was good to see lots of water |

Alan looking for animals |

Red Swamp
Crayfish Procambarus clarkii |

Rough
Cocklebur - Xanthium strumarium |

Red-veined darter
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Red-veined darter |
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Bath White |

a female
White Featherleg -Platycnemis latipes |
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Lixus angustatus

Picture from the web |

Such a handsome weevil
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White snails |

Wolf spider -
Argiope trifasciata
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Mediterranean
Skipper Gegenes nostrodamus |

Southern
Marbled Skipper Carcharodus
boetcus |

Fluffy seed heads |

Carpenter bee |
 Migratory bird
locust |
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A family raced their bikes on the path , pedal bikes and motor bikes |