European Tree Frog
Found by visitors to our gîte on 13th July, 2007. This small frog was near the pond at the Fontaine de St. Cry - again walking distance from home. They also found a Fire Salamander in the well!!!
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Female Red-backed Shrike
The fact
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Male Red-backed Shrike
Photographed by the River Vilaine on 13 July, 2007. This spot is within easy walking distance from home. |
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Essex Skipper
A rare
butterfly, which our current (July 07) gite guests kindly identified for us. This was taken in the woods near to our home. |
Oil Beetle
Impressive yet harmless, this large beetle was found by our intrepid guests not far from our home. I think you need to know where to look! |
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Marsh Frog
This fellow was found and photographed by our guests at the nearby pic-nic and boules area. He and his friends were happily serenading from the large pond. He could be a hybrid with the Edible Frog (of Frogs Legs fame!). |
Female Purple Hairstreak
Warming up in the sunshine. |
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Purple Hairstreak
This photo was taken in our garden by one of our guests in early July, 2007. This family of wildlife enthusiasts managed to clock-up at least one new species per day.
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White Admiral
We were very pleased to get this photo of a fairly rare species. Taken about a mile from our home in Brittany (11.07.06) |
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Gatekeeper
11.07.06
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Marbled White
A common species here at Gites South Brittany
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Queen of Spain Fritillary
Fritillary butterflies are fairly difficult to identify - we took this photo and then consulted the books once back home to be sure! |
Beautiful Demoiselle
This mature male was photographed about a mile from our home in southern Brittany (11.07.06) |
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Beautiful Demoiselle
This was one of about 10 immature males that we saw near the pond at La Fontaine De St. Cry (11.07.06) |
Camberwell Beauty (Morio)
This large butterfly has visited our garden in the past - this was taken nearby at a local beauty spot, obviously a "Camberwell Beauty spot"!!
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Map Butterfly (Carte Géographique)
First ever sighting of this exciting butterfly.Taken on 10th July in our garden at Gites South Brittany This is the second generation - I have still to find the earlier "version"!
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Map Butterfly
A view of the underwing, which gives it its name. Taken in our garden in Brittany on 10th July, 2006 |
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Silver-washed Fritillary
A huge, brightly-coloured butterfly. This photo, taken in our garden (10.07.06) shows the under-wing. |
Silver-washed Fritillary
The same butterfly viewed from above. |
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Large Skipper
Taken on the same day, again in the garden here at Gites South Brittany. |
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Comma
A view from above
(10.07.06) |
Comma
This shot clearly shows the white mark on the underwing which gives this butterfly its name. (At this moment, the camera battery went flat!) |
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Common Stork's Bill
(Cranesbill family)
This delicate plant loses it's petales within a day of flowering. We found it growing abundantly in both our garden and in the comunal area.
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Greater Celandine
(Poppy family)
Growing in the fosse at the back of both gîte gardens. It is not however
related to the Lesser Celandine a member of the Buttercup family.
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Common Fumitory
(Fumitory famliy)
A small clump was found growing in the fosse of La Belle Vilaine 2 gîte.
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