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Male Pheasant, Lossiemouth
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Lossiemouth
"I'm ready for my close up". The striking colourful plumage of this male Common Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus) can be seen in great detail in this image. Male pheasants are identified by their bronze/golden plumage, red face, green neck and white collar. In comparison, females are a light sandy brown with the upper part of their body covered in an array of dark brown/black spots. Millions of these non-native Pheasants are bred and released every year for shooting. Photo taken by David Palmar
27 January 2020
Male Pheasant, Lossiemouth
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Lossiemouth
The vibrant plumage of a male Common Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus) can be seen in this photo. Also known as Ring-necked Pheasant due to the male's distinctive white collar, other characteristic features are their bronze/golden body, red face and green neck. In comparison, females are a lot more subtle with their plumage being a light sandy brown with the upper part of their body covered in an array of dark brown/black spots. Millions of these non-native Pheasants are bred and released every year for shooting. Photo taken by David Palmar
27 January 2020
Male Pheasant, Lossiemouth
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Lossiemouth
The male Common Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus) has a spectacular multicoloured plumage. They are identified by their bronze/golden body, red face, green neck and white collar. In comparison, females are a light sandy brown with the upper part of their body covered in an array of dark brown/black spots. Millions of these non-native Pheasants are bred and released every year for shooting. Photo taken by David Palmar
27 January 2020
Few-flowered leek, Kelvin Walkway, Glasgow
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Glasgow - Kelvin Walkway, Forth and Clyde Canal, Dawsholm and Garscube
Few-flowered leek (Allium paradoxum) an invasive non-native species (INNS) grows along the Kelvin Walkway in Glasgow. It has a triangular stem, and smells like garlic when touched. Its leaves are a bit thinner than bluebell leaves, with which it could be confused before flowering. It forms very dense carpets on deciduous woodland floor and beside rivers, and crowds out native species such as Primroses which live in a similar habitat.
11 April 2020
Few-flowered leek, Kelvin Walkway, Glasgow
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Glasgow - Kelvin Walkway, Forth and Clyde Canal, Dawsholm and Garscube
Few-flowered leek (Allium paradoxum) an invasive non-native species (INNS) grows along the Kelvin Walkway in Glasgow. It forms very dense carpets on deciduous woodland floor and beside rivers, and crowds out native species such as Primroses which live in a similar habitat.
It has a triangular stem, and smells like garlic when touched. Its leaves are a bit thinner than bluebell leaves, with which it could be confused before flowering.
11 April 2020
Few-flowered leek, Kelvin Walkway, Glasgow
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Glasgow - Kelvin Walkway, Forth and Clyde Canal, Dawsholm and Garscube
Few-flowered leek (Allium paradoxum) an invasive non-native species (INNS) grows along the Kelvin Walkway in Glasgow. It has a triangular stem, and smells like garlic when touched. It forms very dense carpets on the deciduous woodland floor and beside rivers, and crowds out native species such as Primroses which live in a similar habitat.
Its leaves are a bit thinner than bluebell leaves, with which it could be confused before flowering. It has small bulbils in the angle between a leaf and stem, or in place of flowers, which allow it to be spread by grazing animals. Unlike its close relative the three-cornered garlic or three-cornered leek, it does not have a green stripe down the middle of its white petals. As its name suggests, it also has few flowers, whereas the 3-cornered leek has many.
11 April 2020
Few-flowered leek, Kelvin Walkway, Glasgow
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Glasgow - Kelvin Walkway, Forth and Clyde Canal, Dawsholm and Garscube
Few-flowered leek (Allium paradoxum) an invasive non-native species (INNS) grows along the Kelvin Walkway in Glasgow. It forms very dense carpets on the deciduous woodland floor and beside rivers, and crowds out native species such as Primroses which live in a similar habitat.
It has a triangular stem, and smells like garlic when touched. Its leaves are a bit thinner than bluebell leaves, with which it could be confused before flowering. It has small bulbils in the angle between a leaf and stem, or in place of flowers, which allow it to be spread by grazing animals.
11 April 2020
Few-flowered leek, Kelvin Walkway, Glasgow
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Glasgow - Kelvin Walkway, Forth and Clyde Canal, Dawsholm and Garscube
Few-flowered leek (Allium paradoxum) an invasive non-native species (INNS) grows along the Kelvin Walkway in Glasgow. It has a triangular stem, and smells like garlic when touched. It forms very dense carpets on the deciduous woodland floor and beside rivers, and crowds out native species such as Primroses which live in a similar habitat.
Its leaves are a bit thinner than bluebell leaves, with which it could be confused before flowering. It has small bulbils in the angle between a leaf and stem, or in place of flowers, which allow it to be spread by grazing animals. Unlike its close relative the three-cornered garlic or three-cornered leek, it does not have a green stripe down the middle of its white petals. As its name suggests, it also has few flowers, whereas the 3-cornered leek has many.
11 April 2020
Few-flowered leek, Kelvin Walkway, Glasgow
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Glasgow - Kelvin Walkway, Forth and Clyde Canal, Dawsholm and Garscube
Few-flowered leek (Allium paradoxum) an invasive non-native species (INNS) grows along the Kelvin Walkway in Glasgow. It has a triangular stem, and smells like garlic when touched. Its leaves are a bit thinner than bluebell leaves, with which it could be confused before flowering. It has small bulbils in the angle between a leaf and stem, or in place of flowers, which allow it to be spread by grazing animals. Unlike its close relative the three-cornered garlic or three-cornered leek, it does not have a green stripe down the middle of its white petals. As its name suggests, it also has few flowers, whereas the 3-cornered leek has many.
11 April 2020
Red hot poker, Coul Links
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Dornoch and Loch Fleet
Native to Africa, the perennial Red-hot poker (Kniphofia) does well in coastal gardens and is long-lived, producing a lot of nectar which is attractive to bees. This picture was taken at Coul Links, Sutherland.