Butterfly Orchid (Anacamptis papilionacea) Ahh yes, the best laid plans of mice and men, last weekend I said I’d put up some photos of orchids. Well I left my camera at home by mistake when out checking roads for a Great Bustard survey as I was in a bit of […]
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The Tabla de la Patata, Picón. Near our new house and guest accommodation in Picón the River Guadiana flows by about 500 metres down the road. You can go down the main road to it where the Marsh Harriers fly about or you can take the small country dirt road […]
Oretani Wildlife is based in a village called Picón in an area called Montes, which is a comarca, or region of Ciudad Real made up of a few small towns and pueblos or villages. Known formally as Montes, the area has set up an association between the towns and villages […]
Sun Fly (Heliophilus pendulas) on a Thistle flower Back again in Spain after a month in a somewhat wet and rainy Ireland, I have the task of going through all my photos now. And updating my blog of course after the past weeks of neglect. So let’s start with some […]
Wildlflowers near Porzuna I haven’t been able to get out much this past 10 days due to back pain so I am digging through some old shots of those most colourful wildflowers, or weeds as some people call them, poppies. Found in wasteland, amongst crops, roadsides all around they add […]
Butterfly Orchid (Anacamptis papilionacea), a photo by HibernoManchego on Flickr. Some of the recent rain we have had is starting to bring out some of the orchids. So far I have only seen 2 species but after the bit of rain again this past weekend I look forward to seeing […]
Sawfly Orchid (Ophrys tenthredinifera) I´ll say it again, La Mancha is not a dust bowl of sleepy villages but a vibrant region of colour. Every spring there is a myriad of orchids screaming for your attention in the country. The variety and colour is fantastic. Take this Sawfly Orchid […]