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11/15/10--11:22: Araschnia levana on Origanum vulgare (chan 1106020)

Araschnia levana on Origanum vulgare, originally uploaded by dnnya17. A Map (butterfly). / Een landkaartje. Araschnia levana are quite common in the Netherlands, but I never saw any until this summer. The Araschnia levana on my photo belongs to the summer generation. Spring-generation Araschnia levana have differently colored wings. The photo was taken on Friday [...]


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11/15/10--11:27: Rudbeckia fulgida var. sullivantii ‘Goldsturm’ (chan 1106020)

Rudbeckia fulgida var. sullivantii ‘Goldsturm’, originally uploaded by dnnya17. Black-eyed Susan (AKA Orange Coneflower and Brilliant Coneflower and Eastern Coneflower). / Rudbeckia. The rudbeckia plants in my garden don’t attract as many butterflies and bumblebees as the Echinacea purpurea, but they do attract honeybees and hoverflies. The photo was taken on Saturday 18 September 2009 [...]


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11/15/10--11:31: Mimulus luteus ‘Queen’s Prize’ (chan 1106020)

Mimulus luteus ‘Queen’s Prize’, originally uploaded by dnnya17. A Blood-drop Emlet (AKA Yellow Monkey Flower). / Een maskerbloem. Apparently, the petals of my Mimulus luteus flowers were very tasty, so I had a hard time finding a flower that didn’t have holes in it. I never saw any insects or snails on the plants, so [...]


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11/15/10--11:46: Aglais urticae on Echinacea purpurea ‘Magnus’ (chan 1106020)

Aglais urticae on Echinacea purpurea ‘Magnus’, originally uploaded by dnnya17. A Small Tortoiseshell on a Purple Coneflower. / Een kleine vos op een bloem van een rode zonnehoed. I live in the east of the Netherlands and this summer I saw a lot of Aglais urticae in my garden. The photo was taken on Wednesday [...]


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11/15/10--12:00: Gomphus vulgatissimus (chan 1106020)

Gomphus vulgatissimus, originally uploaded by dnnya17. A Common Club-tail. / Een beekrombout. The dragonfly rested on the banks of the Dinkel (a local river) just long enough for me to be able to photograph it. The photograph was taken on Monday 14 July 2010 with a Canon Powershot S3 IS. Filed under: insect, photo Tagged: [...]


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02/11/11--19:07: Anchusa officinalis (chan 1106020)

Bombus pascuorum on Anchusa officinalis, originally uploaded by dnnya17. I didn’t plant Anchusa officinalis in my garden, but I’m glad I didn’t treat the plant as a weed and remove it, because its flowers turned out to be very popular with bees and bumblebees. Because the flowers are fairly small, insects rapidly moved from one [...]


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03/21/11--08:51: Erodium manescavii (chan 1106020)

Erodium manescavii, originally uploaded by dnnya17. Erodium manescavii belongs to Geraniaceae family. The flowers are popular with hoverflies, bees and solitary wasps. I’ve had the plant on the photo for several years now. It has survived long periods of frost without any problems. The photograph was taken on Monday 29 June 2009 with a Canon [...]


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03/21/11--09:55: Haematopus ostralegus (chan 1106020)

Haematopus ostralegus a photo by dnnya17 on Flickr. The oystercatcher on the photo seems to have adapted quite well to live in a town. During the summertime, I regularly see the bird rest on top of buildings. It tends to screech a lot, so I’m not sure everyone appreciates the bird’s presence as much as [...]


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Haematopus ostralegus by dnnya17

05/19/11--19:57: Phacelia divaricata (chan 1106020)

Phacelia divaricata a photo by dnnya17 on Flickr. In 2010, I sowed what I believed were Phacelia purshii ‘Beautiful Dreamer’ seeds (because that was the name on the package). The plants that grew from the seeds had beautiful flowers, but they looked nothing like the bright purple flowers with a white center featured on the [...]


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Phacelia divaricata by dnnya17

11/02/11--15:59: Crepis rubra (chan 1106020)

Crepis rubra a photo by dnnya17 on Flickr. I sowed Crepis rubra seeds fairly late in the year and not in an ideal location (too much shade). Despite this the plants grew fast and developed pretty, pink flowers. The photograph was taken on Saturday 10 September 2011 with a Canon Powershot A490. Filed under: flora, [...]


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Crepis rubra by dnnya17