Friday, 11 July 2014

Conwy - North Wales

I had a fantastic day last Saturday which started off at RSPB Conwy and then on to Llandudno for some much needed rest and relaxation on the beach. The weather was awesome. Wall to wall sunshine and it was pretty warm too.
At, RSPB Conwy I had lots of the usual birds around the reserve, with Oystercatchers, Common Sandpipers, Little Egrets, Sedge Warblers plus many more. I didn't use the camera an awful lot, as I was enjoying relaxing. I did take a few though.....

Conwy Castle


My first Bee Orchid. What a beautiful flower.

The Great Orme.

Lesser Black-backed Gull



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18 comments:

  1. Susan12 July 2014 at 03:58

    What a beautiful place, and awesome photos! I could see myself there....

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  2. FAB12 July 2014 at 16:13

    Always good to get some 'R and R' in a pleasant location.

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  3. carol l mckenna12 July 2014 at 16:59

    Lovely series of photography of the varied gems of nature ~ Wonderful! ~ thanks, ^_^

    artmusedog and carol (A Creative Harbor)

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  4. Margaret Birding For Pleasure12 July 2014 at 17:01

    WOW! That Bee Orchid is stunning and the rest of the birds shots are great. Have a great weekend.

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  5. eileeninmd12 July 2014 at 17:27

    The first shot is beautiful, love the castle in the distance.. The orchid is lovely..and great shots of the gulls.. Thank you for linking up to my critter party.. Enjoy your weekend!

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  6. Anonymous12 July 2014 at 20:10

    Nice shots of the gull and the bee orchid is amazing.

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  7. Bob Bushell12 July 2014 at 22:04

    I love the Bee Orchid, I have only once, and it wasn't as good as yours.

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  8. sunshine12 July 2014 at 22:25

    Wonderful photos, the orchid is fascinating, great luck to find it.

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  9. Debbie12 July 2014 at 23:40

    What a gorgeous spot, I have a soft spot for those sea gulls, they remind me of home!!

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  10. Andrea @ From The Sol13 July 2014 at 00:23

    I apologize in advance ... I am going to show my ignorance here, but I have never seen, nor heard of a Bee Orchid so when I saw this one (and I do agree it is beautiful) I thought you were kidding because what I saw was Homer Simpson (the cartoon character) staring at me. Then I looked up Bee Orchid and sure enough ... there he was in Wikipedia. Well, I have learned a new flower, thank you, and learned something about myself while I was at it. Love this whole post ... now I think I will go hide my face:)

    Andrea @ From The Sol

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  11. TexWisGirl13 July 2014 at 02:15

    great gull shot. love that bloom!

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  12. Betsy Brock13 July 2014 at 02:43

    Super good photography here! Love the orchid...and that castle! wow!

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  13. Phil Slade13 July 2014 at 08:27

    It's a super part of the UK coastline Adam, usually seen on my way to Bardsey. The Bee Orchid is especially lovely.

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  14. Rajesh13 July 2014 at 11:53

    Nice place with such beautiful flowers.

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  15. Anni 13 July 2014 at 13:20

    Extraordinary landscape and tour you shared with us. [that orchid would be on my list to photograph!!!]

    Thank you, for linking up this weekend. Much appreciated.

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  16. Rambling Woods15 July 2014 at 21:32

    It is good to relax and not worry about photos, but you got some lovely ones. I always get excited when I photograph something new like your bee orchid..Lovely post for Nature Notes..thank you..Michelle

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  17. betty-NZ16 July 2014 at 01:03

    What wonderful things to see! I hope you are suitable rested after those views.

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  18. NatureFootstep17 July 2014 at 21:57

    the head of the gull looks weird. Strange!

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