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ian mcdonald

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Re: wildlife
« Reply #1095 on: November 17, 2017, 04:50:51 PM »
Right Steve.
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Matt T

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Re: wildlife
« Reply #1096 on: November 17, 2017, 04:59:48 PM »
2 is Erigeron acer
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Matt Topsfield
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ian mcdonald

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Re: wildlife
« Reply #1097 on: November 17, 2017, 05:11:14 PM »
Good one Matt.
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ian mcdonald

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Re: wildlife
« Reply #1098 on: November 17, 2017, 07:41:08 PM »
More wildlife to identify.









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Re: wildlife
« Reply #1099 on: November 18, 2017, 01:10:11 PM »
The easy one is #2 Common Eider, Somateria mollissima. # 3 is Common Lizard, Zootoca vivipara
Is #4 Oxytropis halleri?
« Last Edit: November 18, 2017, 01:21:41 PM by GordonT »
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ian mcdonald

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Re: wildlife
« Reply #1100 on: November 18, 2017, 04:16:20 PM »
Right Gordon.
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Re: wildlife
« Reply #1101 on: November 18, 2017, 06:59:41 PM »
The first one is Carpinus betulus.
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greetings from Bayreuth/Germany zone 6b (340 m)
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Re: wildlife
« Reply #1102 on: November 19, 2017, 09:06:56 AM »
And 5 is a well-flowered plant of Silene acaulis
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Matt Topsfield
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ian mcdonald

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Re: wildlife
« Reply #1103 on: November 19, 2017, 12:04:37 PM »
Axel and Matt. Both right. here are some more.









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Re: wildlife
« Reply #1104 on: November 20, 2017, 10:23:50 AM »
Another nice selection there, Ian.

1. Parnassia palustris (grass of parnassus)
2. Water rail
3. Yellowhammer
4. Trientalis europaea (chickweed wintergreen)
5. Vicia sylvatica  (wood vetch)
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Matt Topsfield
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ian mcdonald

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Re: wildlife
« Reply #1105 on: November 20, 2017, 11:09:52 AM »
Well done Matt. Here are some more.











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Matt T

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Re: wildlife
« Reply #1106 on: November 22, 2017, 08:42:55 PM »
OK, here goes:

1. Scotch Argus, female
2. Lycopodium clavatum
3. Small Copper
4. Scutellaria sp.
5. Saxifraga stellaris
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Matt Topsfield
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ian mcdonald

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Re: wildlife
« Reply #1107 on: November 22, 2017, 09:03:38 PM »
1, 3 and 5 are right Matt. I know number 4 is a bit tricky as not many people have seen it. For a clue, its common name has the name of two wild flowers. Number 2 is not often seen either but Matt has the right family.
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Re: wildlife
« Reply #1108 on: November 23, 2017, 01:34:21 AM »
4. Acinos arvensis
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Re: wildlife
« Reply #1109 on: November 23, 2017, 10:23:32 AM »
#2 is marsh clubmoss, Lycopodiella inundata.
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