veejaycee
Registered: February 2009
Posts: 5,689
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After leaving the shingle beach at Dungeness I wandered around to the RSPB reserve where, according to their website, England's first pair of purple Herons were raising a brood. I did see a PH head for a few seconds and a male Marsh Harrier, Hobbys and a Cuckoo but got pictures of none. Back at the visitor center I noticed this shingle bank about 6ft high - just right for a capture of these poppy-like flowers against the sky.
Dungeness shingle beach is a nature reserve. The shingle which reaches 17ft deep is also the widest expanse of such habitat in the world and supports plant and insect life found only in these situations. I have yet to identify the plant shown but it's leathery leaves are proof of it adaptation to salt air and well drained conditions. This type of leaf will retain moisture in spite of sun and wind and will thicken appreciably with moisture during periods of rain. Although it has poppy-like flowers I suspect it is actually a member of the legume family. Mixed amongst it are some poppies and wild legumes - marsh peas.
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| · Date: Mon June 28, 2010 · Views: 481 ·
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Keywords: Dungeness, Kent, wild flowers, nature reserve,
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Camera Make / Model: Nikon D700
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Lens Make / Focal Length: 24-70mm @ 48mm, f22 @ 1/45, ISO200
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Event e.g.Grand Prix, Birthday, Sunrise: Coastal nature reserve
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State / County / Area Image Taken: Kent
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Country Image Taken
United Kingdom
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Processing Software Applications Used
NX2 - CS4
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