24th May |
Walked up a path to see old monastery under an overhang
the second minivan had had trouble on the loose gravel on the road so we
parked as high up as possible. |
Thalictrum tuberosum |
Whitebeam |
Amelanchier ovalis - Snowy Mespilus |
Brimeura amethystina |
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Silene nutans |
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Melittis melissophyllum |
Buttercup |
View from the path |
Aphyllanthes monspeliensis again, love the shadows, |
Veronica orsiniana |
Common lizard |
Orchis ustulata - Burnt orchid |
Ophrys insectifera - Fly orchid |
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Orchis purpurea - Lady
orchid |
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We went to a vantage point to view the vultures being fed.
Unfortunately, the van with the man with the meat did not turn up... |
Natural sculpture |
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Gymnadenia
conopsea - Fragrant orchid |
Thistle |
New Monastery where we had our picnic serenaded by frogs. |
Orchis mascula - Early Purple Orchid |
From the viewpoint |
Table with the names of the mountains detailed |
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Globularia and Snowy Mespilus |
Mignonette |
Saxifraga longifolia |
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Valeriana |
The Scots Pine woods were full of song.
The Birders saw Crested tits, crossbills and firecrests. |
We had salmon for supper. |