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Hybrid Bluebell, Kelvin Walkway, Glasgow
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Glasgow - Kelvin Walkway, Forth and Clyde Canal, Dawsholm and Garscube
Hybrid Bluebell (Hyancinthoides x massartiana), which shows the yellow anthers typical of the native bluebell, but also the wide-opening bell shape of the flower heads, which are arranged all round the stem as in the Spanish Bluebell, so it has characteristics of both native and Spanish. Taken on the Kelvin Walkway, Glasgow
25 April 2020
Hybrid Bluebell, Broomhill
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Glasgow - Broomhill, Jordanhill Claythorn and Bingham's Pond
Hybrid bluebells (Hyacinthoides x massartiana), on an allotment in Broomhill, Glasgow, are a combination of the British and Spanish bluebell. In the Spanish bluebell, the flowers are more upright (they don't droop over), they are on all sides of the main stem instead of concentrated on one side, they have a more open bell-shape with less curving and often lighter blue petals. Native bluebells have creamy white pollen, while non-native Spanish bluebells have pale-green or blue pollen. These bluebells have a combination of the characteristics of the native and Spanish types, e.g. they droop but have greenish pollen.
22 April 2017
Hybrid Bluebell, Broomhill
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Glasgow - Broomhill, Jordanhill Claythorn and Bingham's Pond
Hybrid bluebells (Hyacinthoides x massartiana), on an allotment in Broomhill, Glasgow, are a combination of the British and Spanish bluebell. In the Spanish bluebell, the flowers are more upright (they don't droop over), they are on all sides of the main stem instead of concentrated on one side, they have a more open bell-shape with less curving and often lighter blue petals. Native bluebells have creamy white pollen, while non-native Spanish bluebells have pale-green or blue pollen. These bluebells have a combination of the characteristics of the native and Spanish types, e.g. they droop but have greenish pollen.
22 April 2017
Hybrid bluebells, Broomhill
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Glasgow - Broomhill, Jordanhill Claythorn and Bingham's Pond
Hybrid bluebells (Hyacinthoides x massartiana), on an allotment in Broomhill, Glasgow, are a combination of the British and Spanish bluebell. In the Spanish bluebell, the flowers are more upright (they don't droop over), they are on all sides of the main stem instead of concentrated on one side, they have a more open bell-shape with less curving and often lighter blue petals. Native bluebells have creamy white pollen, while non-native Spanish bluebells have pale-green or blue pollen. These bluebells have a combination of the characteristics of the native and Spanish types, e.g. they droop but have greenish pollen.
22 April 2017
Hybrid bluebells, Westerton, Glasgow
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Glasgow - Cairn Hill Wood South
Hybrid bluebells (Hyacinthoides sp) in Cairn Hill Wood South, Westerton, Glasgow. This clump has flowers on all sides of the main stem, a feature of the Spanish Bluebell, but also the cream pollen typical of the native bluebell.
08 May 2020
Puffins on Lunga
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Mull
Puffins (Fratercula arctica) and Sea Pink (Armeria maritima) on Lunga, Treshnish Islands, in the Atlantic Ocean off Mull. The adult birds return to their nesting colony in late March or early April and lay a single egg in late April or early May.
24 May 2008
Hybrid crow on Great Cumbrae
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Great Cumbrae, Firth of Clyde
Hybrid crow on Great Cumbrae, North Ayrshire. There are grey patches on it like a Hooded Crow (Corvus cornix) but the grey patches are not as extensive, and the bird may be a hybrid between a Hooded and a Carrion Crow (Corvus corone).
18 March 2024
Hybrid crow on Great Cumbrae
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Great Cumbrae, Firth of Clyde
Hybrid crow on Great Cumbrae, North Ayrshire. There are grey patches on it like a Hooded Crow (Corvus cornix) but the grey patches are not as extensive, and the bird may be a hybrid between a Hooded and a Carrion Crow (Corvus corone). In this picture the nictitating membrane which protects the eye can be seen.
18 March 2024
Harebell, Castle Roy, Nethybridge
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Nethybridge and Dulnain Bridge
Harebell (Campanula rotundifolia) or Scottish Bluebell at Castle Roy, Nethybridge. Harebell flowers between July and September and is regularly visited by bumblebees and honeybees, providing an autumnal source of nectar for these insects. Photo taken by David Palmar
22 July 2023
Harebell, Tulloch Moor
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Nethybridge and Dulnain Bridge
Harebell (Campanula rotundifolia) or Scottish Bluebell at Tulloch Moor. The delicate bell shaped flowers are made up of five triangular petals that are most often lavender blue but can be white or pink. Photo taken by David Palmar