| Most of the month was spent on foreign travels with trips to southern California and the Greek Island of Lesbos (or Lesvos as it seems to be more often spelt these days). Both were very productive trips and full reports will hopefully be posted soon. (11/6/06 update - full California trip report now online) |
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Mojave Desert with the snow-capped peak of San Jacinto Mountain in the distance.
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Joshua Tree National Park, California, USA
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Subalpine Warbler (Sylvia cantilans) - Lesvos, Greece
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| More images from these trips can currently be viewed on small preview pages containing about a dozen photos from each trip: |
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Lesvos preview (updated 19/8/06 - Full trip report with over 100 photos now online here. )
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| In the 36 hours I had at home between the two trips I was at least able to catch up with the Spoonbill that had been spending a few days at Aberlady. It was showing very close to the footbridge in the early morning and, unlike most Spoonbills I have seen in Britain, it was quite active for most of the time I was watching it (most Spoonbills seem to spend about 95% of their time fast asleep with their head under their wing!). |
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Eurasian Spoonbill (Platalea leucorodia) - Aberlady Bay, Lothian
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| It eventually took flight when a particularly noisy motorbike roared past... |
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Eurasian Spoonbill (Platalea leucorodia) - Aberlady Bay, Lothian
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| Towards the end of the month I spent a couple of days photographing insects and flowers at Woodhall Dean, a nice quiet little stretch of oak woodland close to Dunbar. |
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Bluebells (Hyacinthoides non-scriptus) - Woodhall Dean, Lothian
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Bluebell (Hyacinthoides non-scriptus) - Woodhall Dean, Lothian
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Mating flies (Muscidae sp.)
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Adela reaumarella
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Ramsons (Allium ursinum)
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Field Forget-me-not (Myosotis arvensis)
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Polydrusus sericeus
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Meta mengei
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Greater Stitchwort (Stellaria holostea)
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