Latest posts tagged with #VC95 on Bluesky
Clockwise from top-left: Gorse. Feverfew, Cross-leaved Heath & Common Daisy.
Red Squirrel & Crested Tits
A few hardy #Speyside finds braving the frost for this week’s #Wildflowerhour 🌼 plus a couple of friendly locals too🐦🐿️
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Clockwise from top-left: Common Daisy, Fiddleneck, Yarrow, Red Campion. Feverfew, Common Ragwort, White Clover, Red Clover & Viper’s Bugloss.
Some #Speyside finds for this week’s #Wildflowerhour.
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Clockwise from top-left: Common Heather, Bell Heather, Cross-leaved Heath & Cowberry (with berries too)
Covey of Ptarmigan on Ben Rinnes
Wee covey of Ptarmigan walked across the path in front of me-
Close encounter with a covey of Ptarmigan on Ben Rinnes (blurry camera phone photo)
A few #Speyside finds for this week’s #Wildflowerhour from a hike up Ben Rinnes near Aberlour.
Bonus Ptarmigans too!
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Clockwise from top left: Red Clover, Green Alkanet, Musk Mallow, Common Fiddleneck, Creeping Thistle, Bell Heather, Cross-leaved Heath, Common Ragwort & Ivy.
A few #Speyside finds for this week’s #Wildflowerhour.
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A few #Speyside finds for #UKFungusDay
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Clockwise from TL: Common Knapweed, Yarrow, Rosebay Willowherb, White Clover, Hedgerow Cranesbill, White Campion, Bell Heather, Cross-leaved Heath, Common Heather, Devil’s-bit Scabious & Grass of Parnassus.
Some #Speyside finds for this week’s #Wildflowerhour.
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Heather, Lady’s bedstraws & Devil’s-bit Scabious.
White clover, Yarrow, Hedge Bindweed, Oxeye Daisy, Common Hogweed, Angelica seedhead, Sneezewort, Common Daisy, Dandelion seedhead.
Tormentil, Bird’s-foot Trefoil, Common Ragwort, Greater Bird’s-foot Trefoil, Catsear, Lady’s Bedstraws, Lesser Spearwort, Black Medic & Creeping Buttercup
Creeping Thistle, Marsh woundwort, Knapweed, Heather, Red Clover, Purple Toadflax, Rosebay Willow herb, Cross-leaved Heath, Devil’s-bit Scabious.
Some #Speyside finds for #Wildflowerhour
Including a few for the #seedhead challenge.
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Clockwise from top-left: Bramble, Blaeberry, Rowan, Cowberry, Bitter Sweet, Crowberry, Honeysuckle, Cranberry & Elderberries
Oops a few days late! But here are a few #Speyside finds for the #Wildflowerhour #fruit challenge🍒.
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Clockwise from top-left: Catsear, Common Daisy, Tansy, Oxeye Daisy, Common Ragwort, Corn Chamomile, Corn Marigold, Feverfew, Dandelion (Taraxacum sp.)
Clockwise from top-left: Common Knapweed, Creeping Thistle, Devil’s-bit Scabious, Sneezewort, Melancholy Thistle, Marsh Thistle, Cornflower, Yarrow & Aster
Some #Speyside finds for #Wildflowerhour
Including a few🌼 for the #DaisyFamily challenge.
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Clockwise from top-left: Corn Cockle, Self Heal, Common Knapweed, Common Daisy, Melancholy Thistle, Cornflower, Rosebay Willowherb, Ox-eye Daisy, Devil’s-bit Scabious
Pollinators on Corn Marigold. clockwise from top-left: Grey-banded Mining-bee, Double-square Spot, Lasioglossum sp. Fagisyrphus cincta, Eristalis pertinax, Heliophilus pendulus, Eristalis arbustorum, Episyrphus balteatus.
Four-banded Bee-grabber on Common Ragwort.
Hoverfly Fagisyrphus cincta on Corn Chamomile.
Some #Speyside finds for #Wildflowerhour
Including a few blooms with wee beasties for the #PollinatorPals challenge.
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Clockwise from top-left: Common Restharrow, White Campion, Marsh Woundwort, Wild Pansy, Common Storksbill, Harebells, Bifid Hemp-nettle, Field Pansy, White Dead-nettle.
Clockwise from Top-left: Marsh Marigold, Meadow Vetchling, Sticky Groundsel, Lady’s Bedstraw, Common Catsear, Bird’s-foot Trefoil, Lesser Spearwort, Common Ragwort, Marsh Thistle.
Some #Speyside finds for #Wildflowerhour
Including a few for the #DeadNettleFamily challenge.
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Clockwise from topleft: Ragged Robin, Harebell, Rosebay Willowherb, Harebells, Foxgloves, Feverfew, Eyebright, Vipers Bugloss, Bog Asphodel.
Harebells (Campanula rotundifolia)💙
White Harebell next to the River Spey.
Some #Speyside finds for #Wildflowerhour
Including a few Harebells💙 for the #HarebellChallenge
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Clockwise from top-left: Bell Heather, Common Valerian, Musk Mallow, Common Goldenrod, Common Knapweed, Yarrow, Hedgerow Cranesbill, Common Ragwort & River Water-Crowfoot.
Some #Speyside finds for #Wildflowerhour.
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Clockwise from top-left: Zig-zag Clover, Clustered Bellflower, Rosebay Willowherb, Common Hogweed, Red Campion, Tufted Vetch, Two-flowered Everlasting-pea, Dog Rose, Bird’s-foot Trefoil.
Clockwise from top-left:Creeping Buttercup, Scentless Mayweed, Greater Bird’s-foot trefoil, Fox&Cubs, Common Monkeyflower, Yarrow, Common Ragwort, Bird’s-foot Treofil, Cornflower.
Some #Speyside finds for #Wildflowerhour.
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Clockwise from top-left:Northern Marsh-orchid, Tormentil, Marsh Cinquefoil, Heath Spotted Orchid, Melancholy Thistle, Meadow Vetchling, Bell Heather, Milkwort & Chickweed wintergreen.
Clockwise from top-left: Northern Marsh Orchid, Red Dead-nettle, Melancholy Thistle, Milkwort, Foxglove, Heath-spotted Orhcid, Marsh Thistle, Bitter Vetch & Pignut (with Chimney Sweeper)
Some #Speyside finds for #Wildflowerhour.
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Clockwise from top-left: Kidney Vetch, Smooth Tare, Greater BFT, Tufted Vetch, Meadow Vetchling, Common Vetch, BFT, Bush Vetch & Red Clover
Clockwise from top-left: Yarrow, Yellow Pimpernel, Bugle, Bush Vetch, White Clover, Common Monkey Flower, BFT, Hairy Tare & Wood Cranesbill
Melancholy Thistle
Clockwise from top-left: Common Daisy, Meadow Vetchling, Wild Angelica, Common Vetch, Common Sorrel, Hop Trefoil, Dane’s Violet? Northern Marsh Orchid & Oxeye Daisy.
Some #Speyside finds for #Wildflowerhour including a few for the #PeaFamily challenge.
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Clockwise from top-left: Common Fiddleneck, White Campion, Catsear, Germander Speedwell, Bird’s-foot Trefoil, Chickweed Wintergreen, Tormentil, Cross-leaved Heath and Fox & Cubs
Some #Speyside finds for #Wildflowerhour.
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Clockwise from top-left: Dame’s Violet, Kidney Vetch, Hedgerow Cranesbill, Dog Violet, Thrift, Bird’s-foot Trefoil, Wood Cranesbill, Green Alkanet & Musk Thistle.
Some #Speyside finds for #Wildflowerhour.
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A few speyside wildflowers. Clockwise from top-left: Red Campion, Wood Forget-me-not, Greater Stictchwort, Tormentil, Bitter Vetch, Milkwort, Chickweed Wintergreen, Lesser Spearwort & Changing Forget-me-not.
Red Campions🌸 in the garden border😍
Some #Speyside finds for #Wildflowerhour including a few Caryophyllaceae for the #PinkFamily 🌸 challenge.
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Clockwise from top-left: Garden Carpet, Commkn Quaker, Red-Green Carpet, Double-striped Pug, Streamer, Hebrew Character, Shoulder-stripe, Pale Pinion & Brindled Beauty.
A few new #moths this week💡🦋. Garden Carpet, Red-Green Carpet, Pale Pinion, Double-striped Pug & Shoulder-Stripe all new for the garden. #Speyside #Moray #VC95 @bchighland.bsky.social @savebutterflies.bsky.social
Moth montage: clockwise from top left: Twin-spotted Quaker, Brindled Beauty, Common Quaker, Mottled Grey, Hebrew Character, Clouded Drab, Diurnea fagella, Early Tooth-striped, The Engrailed.
Best moth catch of 2025 last night! 62 moths of 10 species. The Engrailed, Mottled Grey, Early Tooth Striped, Twin-spotted Quaker & Diurnea fagella new for the garden. #TeamMoth #Speyside #VC95 #Moray @bchighland.bsky.social @savebutterflies.bsky.social
Clockwise from Top-left: Clouded Drab, Chestnut, Hebrew Character & Common Quaker.
Clockwise from top-left: Dotted Border, Yellow Horned, March Moth & Yellow Horned.
Hurrah! 23 moths of 7 species in my garden Heath trap last night, including 2 new for the garden (Yellow Horned & March Moth) #VC95 #Moths #Moray #Speyside @bchighland.bsky.social @savebutterflies.bsky.social
