#red bartsia

[dansnaturepictures]

21/07/2023-Lakeside and home

Photos taken in this set: 1. Carrot. 2, 3, 4, 9 and 10. Views on two great walks today. 5. Starling in the garden. 6. Teasel. 7. A lovely young Moorhen I enjoyed seeing, they have great stark colours and I saw Moorhens well generally today. 8. One of a couple of Collared Dove I really liked seeing at Lakeside, I'm more used to seeing them at home so it's always a novelty seeing them at Lakeside.

Alongside the geese and butterflies and moths mentioned in my last two posts about today, I enjoyed seeing House Martins delightful birds sailing through the air and hearing Chiffchaff well beside the lakes on both walks. Other highlights today were; seeing both families of Great Crested Grebes and lots of Mallards well again, Blackbird, Robin, Blue Tit, good views of Feral Pigeon and Magpie, Black-tailed Skimmer, Common Red Soldier beetles, burdock I believe greater burdock, dark mullein, knapweed, thistle including fluffy seed heads which were illuminated by the evening sun that I enjoyed today, daisy, agrimony, hemp agrimony, St. John's-wort, meadow crane's-bill, herb-Robert, purple loosestrife, red bartsia which is coming into its own here now and cuckoo-pint. Woodpigeon, House Sparrow and Lesser Black-backed Gull out the front were other great birds to see at home today with bees flitting around the lavender seen well in the front garden and buddleia and agrimony and other flowers I liked seeing in the garden.

#photography #house martin #agrimony #uk #great crested grebe #starling #home #lakeside country park #red bartsia #collared dove #teasel #black-tailed skimmer #wildlife #england #world #nature #happy #friday #week day #weekend #2023 #europe

[paz-djarin]

Coffee and Books (Part 1)

Cafe/Modern AU. A bartsia falls for a book store owner.

Rating: General Audience

Authors Note: Sorry for misspelling.

Part 1 | Part 2

Rain pours down on the city, people rushing to their destinations.

A door opens to a coffee shop. The small bell rang, Din looks to see who walked in. A tall young looking man had walked in. He has short brown hair and ice blue eyes. The tall young man wore a mask that covers the lower half of his face. He wore a black turtleneck and black jeans.

He walked over to the corner.

“Hello.” Din said, “What you like to order?”

“Hello. I would like an iced, Ristretto, 10 shot, venti, with breve, 5 pump vanilla, 7 pump caramel, 4 Splenda, poured, not shaken. Oh…I and a plain black tea.” The man said.

Din said, “Alright. Alright. What is a good name for your order?”

“Paz.” He simply said as he pays for the drinks.

Din nods and gets to work on the drinks with the help of his friend, Bo-Katan. Paz steps aside, sitting at the booth and waits for his order. He pulls out his phone and starts texting someone. Din side eyes Paz, this man is perfect and mysterious. His ice blue eyes, you can easily get lost in them… Din sighs softly.

“Watch’a thinkin’ about Din.” Bo said startling him.

“N-nothing.” Din said still making the coffee and tea, “Um…”

“You staring at the customer…Paz.” Bo gently nudges him.

Din’s face went red, “No!’ He whispers shouts, “W-why would I do that!?”

“Because he’s kinda handsome.” Bo tells him.

Kinda!? More like very! “S-shut up.” Din huffs and finishes making the coffee. “Order for Paz.”

Paz gets up where he is and takes the coffee and tea “Thank you. Have a nice day.”

“You too sir.” Din said, feeling nervous.

Paz left the shop. Din felt his heart fluttering covering his face with his hands. God…I feel like I’m floating on air…

“I felt the same way about me wife Din. Remember that.” Bo said to him.

“Right…” Din trails off, great I have a crush on a guy I barely met…

Paz walked quickly to get out of the rain, he is luck he brought he umbrella. He runs into his book store.

“Sorry I’m late. I over slept again.” Paz said loudly.

“About time you arrive.” Axe said.

“I brought your abomination of a drink to you.” Paz said handing him his coffee and he took a sip of his tea.

“Nah, bruh. Your drink is an abomination, you’re only drinking a plain black tea.” Axe points out.

“It’s good. I like how it has practically no flavor.” Paz said heading over to the counter.

“You see! That is what I’m saying!” Axe said.

“If you don’t want me to bounce off the walls I’ll stick to tea.” Paz said.

Axe was about to say something, but he just shut his mouth. Looking away angry. Paz couldn’t help but to chuckle at his friend’s reaction.

The bookstore was officially opened and people began to walk in. Paz and Axe help them. Paz would help the customer get a book from a high shelf, get the book check and bought for them. Axe help them find a certain book or genre.

Din sighs thinking about Paz. He just had to find out more about him. Did have a girlfriend or a boyfriend? Where did he work? More questions filled Din’s head as the day went on. He stay focused, making drinks.

“Din don’t worry we will find your ‘boyfriend’ soon.” Bo said, “Bit not in a creepy way. Just ask him questions the next time he comes in.”

Din sighs “It’s not that easy…”

“How?” She questions him.

“I feel like when I look into his eyes. I would get lost and he is imitating yet not. His gaze is powerful-“ Din keeps talking until Bo interrupts him.

“Easy there. We will get find a way so you can talk to him…without fainting.” Bo said.

Din rolls his eyes blushing a bit, “Yeah, yeah, yeah…”

The day goes by fast. Paz and Axe close up the bookstore for tonight and parted ways. Axe heads home, while Paz heads to the cemetery. Din and Bo also close up the coffee shop for tonight. The two friends parted ways for tonight. Bo heads back home to her wife. Din heads home also, wanting to find more about Paz.

“Finally home.” Din said as he enters his apartment.

Din grads his computer and starts looking up Paz. He finds out Paz is rich. Which is a surprise for Din. He finds out Paz’s father owns his own company, practically an empire. Then he reads something heartbreaking, it was about Paz’s mother. She died to an illness.

Reading more about the Vizsla family.

He finds out Paz owns a book store. It’s just a few miles away from his coffee shop. Closing the computer. He decided he would see Paz tomorrow. Just hoped he wouldn’t be creeped out because he looked him up on the web…

#star wars #the mandalorian #paz vizsla #din djarin #paz x din #pazdin #fanfic #cafe au #modern au #mr pazzie writing

[adickinsonaday]

Whose are the little beds, I asked Which in the valleys lie? Some shook their heads, and others smiled — And no one made reply. Perhaps they did not hear, I said, I will inquire again — Whose are the beds — the tiny beds So thick upon the plain? 'Tis Daisy, in the shortest — A little further on — Nearest the door — to wake the Ist — Little Leontoden. 'Tis Iris, Sir, and Aster — Anemone, and Bell — Bartsia, in the blanket red — And chubby Daffodil. Meanwhile, at many cradles Her busy foot she plied — Humming the quaintest lullaby That ever rocked a child. Hush! Epigea wakens! The Crocus stirs her lids — Rhodora's cheek is crimson, She's dreaming of the woods! Then turning from them reverent — Their bedtime 'tis, she said — The Bumble bees will wake them When April woods are red.

Emily Dickinson, Fascicle 4, Poem 10

#emily dickinson #nature

[heaveninawildflower]

1) Primula and Androsace (Primrose, Auricula)

2) Alpenrosen (Rhododendron), Rosebay, Daphne, Heath, Red Bear-berry, Trailing Azalea

3) Pedicularis (Lousewort)  and Linaria (Alpine Toadflax)

4) Arnica, Starwort, Edelweiss, Swiss Cudweed, Woolly Hawkweed, Skorpion Wort, Golden Hawk’s Beard, Musk Milfoil, Lucid Scabious, Black Milfoil

5) Hairy Groundsel, Carniol Groundsel, Leopard’s-bane Groundsel, Heart-leaved Groundsel, Alpine Ox-Eye

6) Red Alpine Catchfly, Mountain Lloydia, Alpine Anemone, Narcissus-flowered Anemone, Yellow Anemone, Spring Anemone

7) Alpine Trefoil, Brown Trefoil, Mountain Oxytropis, Yellowish Mountain Oxytropis, Alpine Saint-foin, Frigid Mountain Lentil

8) One-flowered Winter-green, Round-leaved Winter-green, Alpine Poppy, Rhaetic Poppy, European Sow-bread, Alpine Nigritella

9) Alpine Soldanella, Delicat Soldanella, Broad-leaved Alpine Chickweed, Cod-webbed House-leek, Two-flowered Violet, Alpine Bartsia, Long-spurred Violet, Mountain Avens

10) Dwarf Gentian, Carved Gentian, Bavarian Gentian, Short-leaved Gentian, Tender Gentian, Snow-Gentian, Spring-Gentian, German Gentian, Cilated Gentian

Illustrations of Alpine plants taken from ‘Taschenflora des Alpen-Wanderers’ by  Ludwig Schröter,  Carl Schröter. Published 1899 by  A. Raustein.

New York Botanical Garden, LuEsther T. Mertz Library.

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#botany #botanical illustration #Alpine #Alpne plants #scientific illustration

[coastcarevolunteers]

Joyce Clayton Embleton Quarry Plant ID - Embleton quarry - Red Bartsia

#IFTTT #Dropbox

[artscult-com]

Red Bartsia, bartsia odontites - high resolution image from old book.

[artscult]

003-Alpine Bartsia, Yellow Viscid Bartsia, Red Bartsia, Common Eyebright, Common Yellow Rattle, Large Bushy Yellow Rattle, bartsia alpina, bartsia viscosa, bartsia odontites, euphr - high resolution image from old book.

[isabelbryony-blog]

Well, this is cool (in my definition of cool at least). When I was hunting Autumn Squill at Hurst Meadows last week, I also came across a plant that seemed oddly familiar.

It looked like a white form of Red Bartsia, Odontites vernus, which is prolific in these meadows too. But I’d never heard of such a thing. When I asked local botanists, though, they got rather excited, as there is a rare white-flowered form of O.vernus ssp. vernus- it's just that they’d never seen it at this site. A couple of them went to the spot where I’d found it to record it themselves.

So I discovered a rare flower. Now, I realise that this is about as exciting to everyone else as the time when my friend Jane and I marched around our primary school playground with a worm wriggling in the palm of Jane’s hand, shouting “we’ve found a worm!” to the general indifference of our peers. But to me it’s a satisfying little thing that reminds me of the importance of keeping those eyes firmly focused on the ground because all around lies buried treasure.

#wild flowers

[dansnaturepictures]

08/08/23-Lakeside and home

Pictures taken in this set: 1 and 5. Views on my Lakeside lunch time walk. 2 and 3. Mugwort, a pretty plant in abundance at varying stages as I got into Lakeside's eastern meadows, I don't recall seeing this before so this was nice. 4. Nice mushrooms at Lakeside. 6. Rose hips at Lakeside which was good to see. 7. Bindweed at Lakeside, I found the big white and little pink and white ones good to see on my lovely lunch time walk. 8. Woodpigeon at Lakeside. 9. A tree with some acorns visible as my delve into fruit of late continues. 10. An assembly of Starlings on the roof out the back, a rushing, gushing mini spectacle to observe out my window as ever it's always lovely to see and hear a big group of them with (possibly these birds possibly not) a group seen in the air later on a mini murmuration.

I got precious views of Blackbird, Robin and Roe Deer in the southern fenced off area at Lakeside, with a gull fest again seeing both Lesser Black-backed Gull and Herring Gull with young on and around beach lake and Black-headed Gulls on the walk too. Their calls transporting me to the seaside. I enjoyed seeing House Sparrows in the allotment hedges. Brief views of Speckled Wood at Lakeside and Meadow Brown between home and Lakeside were nice butterfly moments, with a Yellow Shell moth seen at Lakeside and a nice moth the other side of the window at home this evening. Other key plants seen at lunch time were white and broad-leaved clover, ragwort, agrimony, red bartsia, wild carrot, thistle, wood avens, bramble flower, pineappleweed and teasel seed heads. Collared Dove and Woodpigeon were among other nice birds seen at home today.

#collared dove #woodpigeon #world #nature #uk #roe deer #mugwort #lakeside #lakeside country park #pineappleweed #wood avens #red bartsia #birdwatching #mammals #butterflies #fruit #acorns #happy #earth #wildlife #photography #2023 #bramble flower #august #summer

[paz-djarin]

Coffee and Books (Part 2)

Cafe/Modern AU. The bartsia finally asked the bookstore owner out.

Rating: General Audience

Authors Note: Sorry for misspelling. Also sorry the long wait for Part 2.

Part 1 | Part 2

An alarms goes off beeping loudly. Paz groans and tries to block out the sound. When that doesn’t work, he restores to smacking the alarm clock with hand.

He then starts to bash it with his hand when it wouldn’t shut up, he sits up in his bed. Growling and rips the alarm clock out and chucks it at a wall.

“Maybe I took it too far.” Paz yawns and gets out his bed. Stretching out. Hopefully the neighbors didn’t hear that…

He gets ready for work. Putting on a turtleneck again and a pair of jeans. Some socks and nice shoes. After finishing brushing his teeth he puts his mask on. He fixes his hair with his hand. Grabbing a coat gear by, before heading outside.

The sun is out with a few clouds, the wind blew gently. Paz thought it was perfect weather to drive a different vehicle. He heads to his garage. And decided to drive his motorcycle.

He texted Axe before he started drive. He told him to meet him at the coffee shop.

Din opens up the shop shop. He felt like a mess, he couldn’t wait to ask Paz out. He felt like his heart is in his throat.

Bo soon arrives after, “Damn, Din. Are you okay? You look like you’re about to faint…”

“Yeah. Yeah. I’m alright, just going over what to say to Paz.” Din shuffles a bit.

“Easy just do what I did.” Bo said confidently.

“Your then girlfriend now wife felt bad for you, because you tripped as you were walking over to her.” Din said bluntly.

“Hey! It worked though.” Bo crossed her arms and huffed.

“Yeah whatever.” Din said.

Bo couldn’t help, but just laugh. Soon after they opened people walked in and ordered their coffee’s some are to go. Some stayed in the cafe. Din anxiously wait for Paz to show up. Bo shook her head.

“Don’t look desperate man.” She said making coffee.

“Well I don’t know how not look desperate. I’m nervous beyond measures.” Din said handing a ordered over a customer.

“It will be alright.” Bo said finishing up the order and handing it over to a person.

Din sighs heavily, at that moment Paz walked in with Axe. The poor barista’s heart almost shattered right there and then. Din pushes away his emotions.

I guess he does have a boyfriend… Din thought to himself, “Hello. What would you like to order?”

“Hi. I would like a iced, Ristretto, 10 shot, venti, with breve, 5 pump vanilla, 7 pump caramel, 4 Splenda, poured, not shaken.��� Axe said.

Din asked “Would you line anything else?”

“A plain black tea please.” Paz adds in. “I apologize for my friend for ordering something ridicules.” Paz pulls out his wallet and pays for the drinks.

The two men head over to a table and wait for their drink. Din wanted to jump for joy, so that man with him wasn’t his boyfriend. Din starts making the drinks.

Now the hardest part. Asking the talker man out for a date. Din attends to over think things and this is one of those times. He gathers up the courage. Breathing in and out.

He takes the drinks and head over to the table. Placing the drinks on the table.

“There you go. An black tea for you and I have no clue what this is for you.” Din said smiling.

Paz covers his mouth, from nearly laughing out loud.

Din heart fluttered clearing his throat “Excuse me. Paz. May I ask you a question?”

“Sure. What is it?” Paz asked.

“Would you like…um…to go on a date with me…?” Din mumbles.

Paz replies, “Did I hear that right? You want to go on a date with me?”

Din nods slowly, his face red. He hadn’t noticed Paz blushing a bit. The taller man clears his throat.

“Sure. I’ll be glad to go on a date with you.” Paz said.

Din met up with Paz at the restaurant. Walking into the restaurant, Din saw Paz waiting. The man look fine as ever. His hair pulled back by jell. Paz was wearing a turtleneck (again) and some jeans. But he still had that darn mask on.

“You look nice.” Din said approaching Paz.

“Well I can say the same thing.” Paz said getting up and pulls the seat out for Din.

Din said “Thank you.” He sat down.

Paz sits across from him, pulls his mask off. Din swore he nearly fainted right here and than.

The date went well. The two men talked about almost everything. They laughed and smiled.

Paz and Din sometimes stared into each others eyes. Then quickly looked away.

Sure Paz felt like he was going to melt, because how cute Din is. Din nearly fainted because how hot Paz was.

The date sadly ended and the two men went back home. Din instantly called Bo and told her everything.

Paz threw himself his bed and picked up his phone. Called his dad and told him about the date.

#star wars #the mandalorian #paz vizsla #din djarin #paz x din #pazdin #fanfic #mr pazzie writing #hint bo katan x the armorer #cafe au #modern au

[dansnaturepictures]

24/07/23-Lakeside and home

Photos taken in this set: 1 and 2. Jackdaw and Starlings that created dramatic scenes sitting on the roof out the back against dark clouds. 3. Fleabane at Lakeside, a species I enjoyed today. 4. Yarrow at Lakeside which was nice to see. 5, 6, 8 and 10. Views on nice lunch time and evening walks at Lakeside. 7. Rough-haired Lagria beetle out the front, a new species for me which I was fascinated to see. 9. One of a few moody and pretty sky scenes out the back today on a day of changeable weather.

It was a great flower day for me at Lakeside with red bartsia, St. John's-wort, ragwort, a great clump of water mint which I enjoyed seeing, bird's-foot trefoil, agrimony, hemp agrimony, wild carrot, spear thistle and broad-leaved clover seen well and carrot, dock and I believe sow thistle creating a vibrant scene in the flower bed on the way. Common red soldier beetles and another epic view of Red Admiral along the northern path in my short evening walk, Gatekeeper, Six-spot Burnet and Small White seen well at Lakeside at lunch time and top views of the Great Crested Grebe families again at Lakeside were other key wild moments today. Moorhen, Magpie, Black-headed Gull, Collared Dove and Woodpigeon were other key birds at Lakeside today, seeing and hearing a squawking Lesser Black-backed Gull on the way to Lakeside at lunch time with Goldfinch, House Sparrow, Magpie and lovely Swift gliding through the air other at home highlights. Orange daylily and sunflower standing out in the back garden, agrimony and buddleia was nice to see at home.

#photography #fleabane #great crested grebe #moorhen #collared dove #magpie #red bartsia #common red soldier beetle #beetle #gulls #england #lakeside #walk #walking #uk #world #nature #earth #happy #photos #hampshire #crows #monday #outdoors #outside #sky #flowers #plants #europe #garden birds

[dansnaturepictures]

18th September 2023: Lakeside and home

Photos taken in this set are of: 1. Yellow flower on the balcony one of a few I enjoyed in a burst of sunshine at the start of my lunch break, some splendid colour. 2, 4, 8, 9 and 10. Beautiful views on lunch time and evening walks at Lakeside today, it was a serene sunny evening. 3. Colourful hawksbit at Lakeside. 5. A Coot I got some great views of at Lakeside at lunch time. 6. Great Crested Grebe. 7. A pretty Robin at Lakeside.

It was charming to see flocks of tits and possibly other small birds including Long-tailed Tit and Great Tit which were lovely to see, and I got a stunning view of a Wren in a tree at Concorde lake. Moorhen, Mallard, great views of Magpie and Feral Pigeon were other good birds to see at Lakeside, Holly Blue was a delightful butterfly to see as well as Speckled Wood, stalwarts of late Migrant Hawker and Common Darter were good dragonflies to see and broad-leaved clover, white clover on the green out the front, mallow at the flower bed area on the way to Lakeside, red bartsia, wild carrot, rose hips and acorns glowing in the evening sunlight and hawthorn were plant highlights. I got a fantastic view of a snail in the sun and others on the balcony with spider seen well in its web out the front again.

#spider #snail #flowers #mallard #moorhen #coot #england #hampshire #uk #lakeside #lakeside country park #red bartsia #robin #long-tailed tit #great crested grebe #holly blue #migrant hawker #common darter #speckled wood #wild carrot #2023 #earth #nature #colourful #colours #birdwatching #photography #europe #september #wildlife

[dansnaturepictures]

1st September 2023: Lakeside and home

Photos taken in this set are of: 1. Carrot seed head this evening. 2. Reflected Black-headed Gull at Lakeside this evening, I enjoyed good views of these at Lakeside today. 3. A gorgeous Small White butterfly which I enjoyed seeing on the dandelions out the front at the start of my lunch time walk, a reminder of how important these flowers are for insects. I saw Small White at Lakeside today too. 4. A Nursery Web spider on some bird's-foot trefoil at Lakeside this evening, a captivating scene I've had such a good year for seeing Nursery Web spiders this my first at Lakeside ever. 5, 6, 8 and 9. Beautiful views at Lakeside today, it was nice to see the beautiful lakes and fleabane and ragwort covered yellow meadows. 7. Apples. 10. A Magpie I got an intimate view of picking on a post as I crossed the steam railway track.

I got amazing views of mesmerising Migrant Hawkers flitting around at Lakeside today, breathtaking views of bold and beautiful dragonflies. I saw Common Darter and Blue-tailed Damselfly too. There was a surge in butterfly numbers especially in hot bits of sun with Red Admiral in the garden and on the green out the front also and bright Brimstone, colourful Comma, gorgeous Small Heath and Meadow Brown seen at Lakeside. My first Common Grass-veneer moth of the year another nice one to see, Hornet, a great close view of a fascinating Pond Skater I've enjoyed seeing them this summer and another spider were good to see at Lakeside too. There were notable bird sightings on my lunch time and evening Lakeside walks too with a lovely Grey Heron flying high over the lakes this evening and a scintillating sighting of a Kestrel flying over at lunch time. Coot, Moorhen, the Great Crested Grebes seen and heard nicely, Greylag Goose, Mallard, Feral Pigeon, Woodpigeon and eyecatching Goldfinch were great to see too. It was great to see young Goldfinch and Blue Tit in the garden this morning and see and hear Starlings well from home today. Other key flowers seen today were agrimony, hemp agrimony, meadow crane's-bill, water mint, scabious, oxeye daisy, musk mallow, red valerian, red bartsia, seas of yarrow out the front and some purple at Lakeside, wild carrot, oxeye daisy, St. John's-wort out the front and at Lakeside and scarlet pimpernel out the front across the road, in the garden and at Lakeside. Red at home and orange at Lakeside firethorn, cotoneaster and hawthorn berries, sloes and rose hips were highlights today.

#photography #kestrel #grey heron #magpie #lakeside #lakeside country park #uk #hampshire #home #migrant hawker #brimstone #small heath #small white #red admiral #birdwatching #birds #blue tit #goldfinch #red bartsia #red valerian #walk #walking #lunch time #scabious #2023 #earth #friday #outdoors #europe #england

[dansnaturepictures]

04/08/2023-Lakeside lunch time walk

Photos taken in this set are of: 1. Red bartsia. 2 and 3. Great Crested Grebe chick and a Common Tern flying, it was a treat to get some precious close views of the Great Crested Grebe chicks on both my walks today on Concorde lake and at lunch time hear and see the Common Terns so well as they circled and dived around Concorde lake. It was compelling viewing and it was joyful to spend a few minutes fixated on these two stunning birds. It's been amazing seeing the Common Terns here this week on two days. 4 and 5. Views at Lakeside. 6. Bulls. 7. Fleabane. 8. Water mint. 9. Self-heal. 10. Wood avens by the railway line which was great to see emerging.

At lunch time I also enjoyed seeing Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Speckled Wood and Small White butterflies, Moorhen carrying something in its mouth, a hornet, pretty lady's thumb or redshank plant the first I recall seeing, gypsywort, ragwort, splendid meadow crane's-bill, alfalfa and ox tongue. Crane's-bill, buttercup and scarlet pimpernel were nice to see on the green areas out the front today.

#photography #england #lakeside #lakeside country park #uk #world #nature #photos #great crested grebe #home #common tern #gatekeeper #flowers #red bartsia #happy #walking #walks #outdoors #lunch time #powerful #friday #europe

[dansnaturepictures]

02/08/2022-Lakeside and home 

Photos I took today in this photoset are of; Goldfinches in the back garden, Starlings gathered on the roof out the back with a House Sparrow too it was good to see so many of them gathering on the roof visible from my room as they came up from the garden a fair bit today allowing a photo I’d wanted to take again for a while of lots of them together I got great views of a few House Sparrows going into the hedge at Lakeside allotments on my lunch time walk, two of Greylag Geese on the green out the front at lunch time, sun fly at Lakeside, Long-tailed Tit in the hedge beside the Lakeside allotments and five sun kissed views from another Lakeside evening walk as the sun really came through this evening making the green leaves and brown grass shine, with a nice hazy light at a distance which I observed from home too which was beautiful to see. It was good to be out on such a beautiful evening again. I enjoyed a nice crescent moon again tonight.

Key species seen today: 

Greylag Geese-It was amazing to get a close up view of the Greylag Geese on the green out the front at lunch time, a quirky sight to enjoy the past week from the living that it was great to see so intimately. It was interesting to see how unfazed by humans they were a group of youngsters with two adults. Seeing them up close on the green added so well to the brilliant year I’ve had seeing and photographing this species especially young ones. 

Wren-I got a great view of a youngster with an adult in vegetation south of the bowl and heard the typewriter call of the bird well. 

Long-tailed Tits-Not for the first time of late I was pleased to see some Long-tailed Tits at Lakeside. I was transfixed watching them drift into a tree and fly between branches from the northern path, such distinctive and characteristic birds. I then became so determined to get a picture of one and lucky it was a shorter walk today so I had the time to wait and try for a photo. I eventually managed one in focus when the flock had relocated out of Lakeside and flitted around in the hedge around the Lakeside allotments. They’re not an easy bird to photograph especially with trees in full leaf they can be elusive but I just about managed to get the picture of one, not a species I’ve photographed too many times over the years. I was happy to get the picture in the end and I believe some in the flock were young the one in the photo possibly was. It was so refreshing to be captivated by observing and trying for photos of these birds. 

Purple Hairstreaks-A reason I did another evening walk was as part of ongoing efforts to try and see a butterfly I need to this year the White-letter Hairstreak which I feel there’s a slight chance I could see here, I’ve had some sightings of hairstreaks the past few days along the northern path that probably were Purple Hairstreaks that I have seen here a fair bit this summer but I didn’t see them quite well enough. Tonight I saw around the oaks the Purple Hairstreaks again getting better views to see they were and I was glad I took this brief evening walk as a few of them danced along the tops of the trees as there is such a sweet and peaceful vibe about seeing hairstreaks circle high up trees on gorgeous summer evenings. I saw a decent handful of them three or four which is the most I’ve seen here since first noticing this quite rare butterfly for an urban area last summer which is great. They probably won’t be around for much longer so it was great to add this to a great season I’ve had for them at Lakeside again.

Sun fly-A pretty hoverfly I enjoyed seeing at Lakeside at lunch time one I had seen at Lakeside before, last year.

Today I also saw; a decent amount of Gatekeepers, Meadow Browns, Speckled Woods and Small Whites and a Comma in another good Big Butterfly Count I did at Lakeside this lunch time, one of my favourite butterflies the Red Admiral tonight, a nice moth tonight, three of one of my favourite birds the Great Crested Grebe again at Lakeside tonight an adult and two chicks, Blue Tit seen nicely too, Robin, Magpie and Jackdaw well including both seen well along the northern path at Lakeside tonight, House Martin seen well at Lakeside again, Swift which was good as they will be migrating soon, Woodpigeon, Collared Dove, a Hedgehog at Lakeside tonight, bird’s-foot trefoil, bramble flowers, ragwort looking nice, possible sow thistle, broad-leaved clover, hemp agrimony, agrimony, blackberries, nice red poppies and an orange one in the flower bed area out the front, pineappleweed, red bartsia, plantain, dock and I heard Green Woodpecker.

#pineappleweed #red bartsia #woodpigeon #collared dove #long-tailed tit #greylag goose #starling #house sparrow #goldfinch #uk #world #nature #photography #lakeside country park #lakeside #eastleigh #england #happy #wren #chick #gatekeeper #birds #birdwatching #hampshire #purple hairstreak #butterflies #poppy #orange #red #robin

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4th October 2022-Lakeside and home

Pictures I took today in this photoset are of; shaggy ink cap, St. John’s-wort, view with nice autumn leaves at Lakeside, bramble on the Lakeside walk, Woodpigeons at Lakeside, red autumn leaves and some hawthorn berries at Lakeside, lots agrimony looking nice together a great yellow colour, two more views at Lakeside and red bartsia there. It felt like the area took strides into the autumn with increasing colour in the leaves today which looked really pretty. I felt quite inspired by seeing yellow and red coloured leaves. Such an exciting time of year and on a mostly overcast and sometimes wet day the colourful coat of autumn helped give the day a cozy feel. 

Key species seen today: 

Shaggy ink cap-A big moment in my autumn always came on the green out the front too when I noticed a couple of shaggy ink caps. Its really nice to see these enigmatic mushrooms again after my first of the year at Bolderwood in the New Forest on Saturday. It’s always a treat to see these in autumn. 

Agrimony and red bartsia-Two long and thin flowers holding out nicely into the autumn bringing nice colour at Lakeside. 

Woodpigeon-The line of three together on the bare branches in the photo a key image to take away from the walk and I am on a good run for seeing these well at Lakeside lately which is notable, as well as seeing them at home. 

Blue Tit seen and Great Tit heard at Lakeside-Another couple of birds I am doing well for lately which it was great to encounter at Lakeside today. 

Moorhen and Lesser-black Backed Gull-Two birds to add a nice aquatic splash to my sightings on my lunch time walk in an impromptu based on the route of the walk I had planned bonus look at beach lake this week, with two Moorhens walking about on the shore and a Lesser Black-backed Gull on the buoy. 

Today I also liked seeing; Starlings gathering in numbers on the roof visible from my room and feeding well from my room again, House Sparrow with them, Collared Dove, Magpie well at Lakeside, Carrion Crow seen flying over Lakeside well, Black-headed Gull, some fluffy old man’s beard in the meadow area which looked nice last year, fleabane, ragwort, dandelions, other nice mushrooms ones I had seen before at Lakeside this year and I heard Ring-necked Parakeet from home and heard a Green Woodpecker really well at Lakeside a great high pitched duo.

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