Saturday, 27 April 2019

26-4-2019 PEGO MARJAL, ALICANTE - ROSE EVENING PRIMROSE (Oenothera rosea)


Oenothera rosea, also known as rosy evening-primrose, rose evening primrose, pink evening primrose, or Rose of Mexico, is a plant belonging to the genus Oenothera and native to northern Mexico and Texas.

Oenothera rosea has flowers with less than 2.5 cm (0.98 in) diameter. The shade varies from pink to red.

24-4-2019 CREU DE LONGA, VALENCIA - LITTLE STINT (Calidris minuta)


This bird nests on a scrape in bare ground, laying 3–5 eggs. It is polygamous, and male and female may incubate separate clutches.
Food is small invertebrates picked off the mud.