RE: Florac and faunac

[Bob W]

Great - thanks. Here they are (some already posted in other galleries):



I hope I've spelt Neave properly, and I hope you all enjoyed the rest of
your holiday.

Bob

> 
> outstanding portfolios Bob and thanks for suggesting the Florac region
> - it was great. Feel free to post any pictures of us - I might post
> one or two of you too
> 
> We've swapped sweltering heat in Europe for bitterly winter back home
> :-(
> 
> Alastair
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Re: Florac and faunac

[Daniel J. Matyola]

Quite impressive, Bob!

Dan

On Sat, Jul 17, 2010 at 8:30 AM, Alastair Robertson
 wrote:
> outstanding portfolios Bob and thanks for suggesting the Florac region
> - it was great. Feel free to post any pictures of us - I might post
> one or two of you too
>
> We've swapped sweltering heat in Europe for bitterly winter back home :-(
>
> Alastair
>
> On Tue, Jul 6, 2010 at 9:08 AM, Cotty  wrote:
>> On 5/7/10, Bob W, discombobulated, unleashed:
>>
>>>< http://www.web-options.com/Causse/ >
>>
>> It's now official. I hate you.
>>
>> I can't tell you how jealous I am.
>>
>> --
>>
>>
>> Cheers,
>>  Cotty
>>
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Re: Florac and faunac

[Alastair Robertson]

outstanding portfolios Bob and thanks for suggesting the Florac region
- it was great. Feel free to post any pictures of us - I might post
one or two of you too

We've swapped sweltering heat in Europe for bitterly winter back home :-(

Alastair

On Tue, Jul 6, 2010 at 9:08 AM, Cotty  wrote:
> On 5/7/10, Bob W, discombobulated, unleashed:
>
>>< http://www.web-options.com/Causse/ >
>
> It's now official. I hate you.
>
> I can't tell you how jealous I am.
>
> --
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>
> Cheers,
>  Cotty
>
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Re: Florac and faunac

[Cotty]

On 5/7/10, Bob W, discombobulated, unleashed:

>< http://www.web-options.com/Causse/ >

It's now official. I hate you.

I can't tell you how jealous I am.

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Re: Florac and faunac

[mike wilson]

Bob W wrote:


[...]


< http://www.web-options.com/Causse/ >
Comments welcome, but please note I already know I'm no Ansel Adams!


http://www.web-options.com/Causse/content/_6226656_large.html
Carline thistle Carlina acaulis

http://www.web-options.com/Causse/content/_6226670_large.html
Scarce swallowtail Papilio podalirius

http://www.web-options.com/Causse/content/_6267019_large.html
(and previous) Black-veined white Aporia crataegi

I'm not even going to hazard a guess at the orchids.



I'm very impressed that you got those thistles and the butterflies/moth
right. When I described the swallowtail to Alastair and Masha they both
immediately suggested hawk moth. Whatever. It was a lovely friendly little
creature with a very graceful soaring flight, almost never flapping its
wings.

The orchids were quite common. Alastair seemed to like them, but also did
not know more precisely what they are. I didn't even know they were orchids.



Orchids are the bonobos of the plant world.  If you have two species 
growing in a place there will be 57 different hybrids, also.


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Re: Florac and faunac

[eckinator]

Do you buy your books from fnac then?

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RE: Florac and faunac

[Bob W]

[...]
> >
> > < http://www.web-options.com/Causse/ >
> > Comments welcome, but please note I already know I'm no Ansel Adams!
> 
> http://www.web-options.com/Causse/content/_6226656_large.html
> Carline thistle Carlina acaulis
> 
> http://www.web-options.com/Causse/content/_6226670_large.html
> Scarce swallowtail Papilio podalirius
> 
> http://www.web-options.com/Causse/content/_6267019_large.html
> (and previous) Black-veined white Aporia crataegi
> 
> I'm not even going to hazard a guess at the orchids.

I'm very impressed that you got those thistles and the butterflies/moth
right. When I described the swallowtail to Alastair and Masha they both
immediately suggested hawk moth. Whatever. It was a lovely friendly little
creature with a very graceful soaring flight, almost never flapping its
wings.

The orchids were quite common. Alastair seemed to like them, but also did
not know more precisely what they are. I didn't even know they were orchids.

You'd love it there.

Bob


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Re: Florac and faunac

[mike wilson]

Bob W wrote:


Here is a rather large gallery of photographs I took on holiday which show
the trails I walked on the Causse Mejean & and other nearby hills. Don't
feel obliged to look at all of them - it is a large gallery, but I wanted to
show something of the variety of landscape and wildlife up there. 


As Dominique said before I left, there are lots of hills and grass. I can
now tell you that there's more to it than that - they have rocks too.

< http://www.web-options.com/Causse/ >
Comments welcome, but please note I already know I'm no Ansel Adams!


http://www.web-options.com/Causse/content/_6226656_large.html
Carline thistle Carlina acaulis

http://www.web-options.com/Causse/content/_6226670_large.html
Scarce swallowtail Papilio podalirius

http://www.web-options.com/Causse/content/_6267019_large.html
(and previous) Black-veined white Aporia crataegi

I'm not even going to hazard a guess at the orchids.


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Florac and faunac

[Bob W]

Here is a rather large gallery of photographs I took on holiday which show
the trails I walked on the Causse Mejean & and other nearby hills. Don't
feel obliged to look at all of them - it is a large gallery, but I wanted to
show something of the variety of landscape and wildlife up there. 

As Dominique said before I left, there are lots of hills and grass. I can
now tell you that there's more to it than that - they have rocks too.

< http://www.web-options.com/Causse/ >

It was a wet June, so everything was very lush & green. I arrived for the
first hot days of summer (up to 33 degrees) and unfortunately much of the
shooting was with the sun directly overhead. After a few days some storms
bubbled up and I was caught 2 days in a row on top of the causse by
torrential downpours and lightning storms. This must be France's way of
making visitors part of the terroir, since my trail shoes never quite dried
out, and now smell strongly of Roquefort cheese.

What I was unable to photograph effectively is the bird life. Each time I
walked or cycled up onto the Causse Mejean I saw at least one and up to 5
vultures, which I'm sure were Griffon Vultures (Gyps fulvus) based on the
colouring on the underside of their wings and around their necks, and the
shapes of their wings, heads and tail. Quite disconcerting to see them
circling overhead when you're struggling up there! I also saw such things as
the Saint-Martin's buzzard (Circus cyaneus, apparently hen harrier is the
common English name), which is exceptionally beautiful, as well as the
common buzzard in abundance and occasional falcons and smaller raptors.
There are also large numbers of thrushes, larks, tits, partridge and
uncountable LBJs which I'd never seen before. It's incredibly rich for
birdlife.

Some of these photos were taken on days I spent with Alastair, Masha and
Neave Robertson who were in the area. I haven't posted pictures of them as
I'm waiting for their permission to post them or not. It was great to meet
them all - they are lovely people, so if you get the opportunity to meet
them, take it. Alastair drove us around the Circuit des Causses et Gorges,
basically around the Gorge du Tarn and up onto the causse itself. It's a
thrilling place.

Comments welcome, but please note I already know I'm no Ansel Adams!

Bob



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