Sights on a shore

Here are some of the fruits of a successful morning at a shingle beach in Hampshire.

Lapwing

Little Grebe

Common Tern

Pied Wagtail

My final species has Specially Protected status and I must point out that all these images were taken from within the confines of a long-established public hide and by using a 'long' lens.  No disturbance was caused to the subjects.  The species visits this location every year.

Little Ringed Plover

Res ipsa loquitur

This week's posting is all about flowers.  (But I couldn't resist sneaking in a bee.) 

I visited Mottisfont Abbey in Hampshire.  This is a National Trust property and is home to the National Collection of old-fashioned roses.  All my images were taken in the stunning walled garden there.

I know little about the identity of flowers and didn't have enough hands to write down all the names as I took the photographs.  I'm sure that they all did have their names on tags somewhere, but these weren't always too evident.  (An assistant would have been useful!)  That's why I've decided to let the images tell you their own story.  Hence the title this week.

Many of the roses are past their very best, but the perfumes were heavenly.  After all, this is not a plant catalogue.

 

... and a Honey Bee