Madrid Province (or Comunidad de Madrid, to use its correct name!).

Flora and fauna

Random shots of wildlife but mainly of colourful plants and flowers
Wild lavender having a rave!

Wild lavender having a rave!

09 Jun 2015 30 19 269
Spanish or Iberian lavender, La Sierra de La Cabrera. I realised I had posted this before when I recalled that someone had said they liked the tall one near the left! But perhaps that was on Pano so maybe it doesn't count any more!
Wild lavender and mountain stream

Wild lavender and mountain stream

02 Jun 2013 11 8 228
Typical Sierra de La Cabrera country in late Spring.
Spanish or Iberian Lavender

Spanish or Iberian Lavender

23 May 2014 9 4 163
Wild lavender in profusion among the granite rocks.
Wheal Coates, for Pam.

Wheal Coates, for Pam.

03 Aug 2012 29 32 379
Wheal Coates tin mine ruins, between St Agnes Head and Chapel Porth, Cornwall. Monbretia providing colour.
Porthcadjack, for Pam

Porthcadjack, for Pam

04 Aug 2012 45 37 425
Heather and gorse, Southwest Peninsula Coastpath, Cornwall Sight and sound, just 'coz I like it! www.youtube.com/watch?v=j-nT_joqmeM
lavander, broom and granite.

lavander, broom and granite.

22 Jun 2012 42 27 315
Sierra de La Cabrera. Midsummer on the plain and in the valleys, it is still late spring up in the mountains.
Snake's tongue orchid (I think).

Snake's tongue orchid (I think).

25 May 2013 12 8 121
Sierra de La Cabrera, Central Spain.
Wild orchids (lesser spotted purple?) amid the wild lavender

Wild orchids (lesser spotted purple?) amid the wil…

01 May 2012 12 5 175
They're shy and easy to miss! Sierra e La Cabrera, Madrid Province.
Wild (groovy, even!) lavender!

Wild (groovy, even!) lavender!

20 May 2012 14 5 183
For Marie-Claire.
Wild rose, Sierra de La Cabrera

Wild rose, Sierra de La Cabrera

15 Jun 2012 6 3 174
Trumpet vine

Trumpet vine

15 Aug 2019 18 20 248
Guadarrama.
Wild lavender and mountain stream.

Wild lavender and mountain stream.

02 Jun 2013 14 7 268
Sierra de La Cabrera.
Spring wildflowers including wild tulips, in granite country.

Spring wildflowers including wild tulips, in grani…

15 May 2018 10 7 345
Sierra de La Cabrera, for Marie-Claire.
Magnolia bloom for Marie-Claire

Magnolia bloom for Marie-Claire

03 May 2013 15 14 181
I took this shot very near Cristiano Ronaldo's home in Madrid (I was teaching English to an actress whose father was v wealthy). I was almost jumped upon by sumo like security bods and told in no uncertain terms that photos around here were strictly verboten. I had taken a few shots of this magnolia bush anyway which escaped censure!
Algete: Poppy field. For Pam.

Algete: Poppy field. For Pam.

15 May 2016 34 28 317
In the distance, the Sierra de Guadarrama is shrouded in haze and cloud. The sun had just gone in when I took this shot and that fact has helped mute the stridency of the red.
Spring wildflowers. For Pam.

Spring wildflowers. For Pam.

15 May 2016 11 10 177
By the side of a lane near Algete, Madrid Province.
Red red rose

Red red rose

18 May 2016 10 12 166
Rose garden, El Retiro, Madrid Rose "Papa Milland" (Please see Pam J's comments below!).
Griffon vulture at home among the granite cliffs.

Griffon vulture at home among the granite cliffs.

10 Dec 2011 11 16 316
Sierra de La Cabrera, below Cancho Largo.
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