12.4.2021 Thenauriegel and Goldberg
The dwarf iris have started to flowrish. I drive to the Thenauriegel near Breitenbrunn and afterwards to the Goldberg, a low ridge between Schützen and Oggau.
Last exemplars of Pasque flowers (Pulsatilla vulgaris)
The flowering saison of the pasque flowers is mainly over, we only find infructescences.
Infructescences of Pasque flowers (Pulsatilla grandis), Lake Neusiedl in the background.
Lake Neusiedl.
Infructescences of Pasque flowers (Pulsatilla grandis)
Dwarf iris (Iris pumila) are growing here in many colours - these are violet.
Lake Neusiedl, with the wind turbines of Parndorf in behind.
Blackthorn in flower.
Cypress spurge (Euphorbia cyparissias)
Dwarf iris (Iris pumila) in violet
Dwarf iris (Iris pumila) in dark violet and yellow.
Lake Neusiedl.
Dwarf iris (Iris pumila) in dark violet
Dwarf iris (Iris pumila) in dark violet
Trauer - Nachtviole (Hesperis tristis)
Dwarf iris (Iris pumila) in violet
Dwarf iris (Iris pumila) in blue-violet
Dwarf iris (Iris pumila) in blue-violet
Dwarf iris (Iris pumila) in violet
Dwarf iris (Iris pumila) in yellow
Lake Neusiedl
Dwarf iris (Iris pumila) in yellow, partly violet.
Dwarf iris (Iris pumila) in yellow, partly violet.
Dwarf iris (Iris pumila) in yellow
Dwarf iris (Iris pumila) in violet
Dwarf iris (Iris pumila) in yellow
Dwarf iris (Iris pumila) in light yellow with violet parts.
Dwarf iris (Iris pumila) in yellow
Dwarf iris (Iris pumila) in yellow
Small Pasqueflowers (Pulsatilla pratensis)
Dwarf iris (Iris pumila) in yellow
Lake Neusiedl.
In the upper part of the Thenauriegel, near the bushes, lots of pheasant´s eyes (Adonis vernalis)
Pheasant´s eyes (Adonis vernalis)
Berg Steinkraut (Alyssum montanum)
Dwarf iris (Iris pumila) in violet, Cypress spurge
Dwarf iris (Iris pumila) in violet, Cypress spurge
Flowering oak
Infructescences of Pasque flowers (Pulsatilla grandis), Lake Neusiedl.
Infructescences of Pasque flowers (Pulsatilla grandis), Lake Neusiedl.
Dwarf iris (Iris pumila) in white.
Dead-nettles (Lamium sp.) in one of the small dales.
Infructescences of Pasque flowers (Pulsatilla grandis)
Pheasant´s eyes (Adonis vernalis)
Pheasant´s eyes (Adonis vernalis)
Infructescences of Pasque flowers (Pulsatilla grandis).
Infructescences of Pasque flowers (Pulsatilla grandis).
Pheasant´s eyes (Adonis vernalis)
Dwarf iris (Iris pumila) in light yellow
Coloured spots with dwarf iris
Dwarf iris (Iris pumila) in violet
Coloured spots with dwarf iris
Coloured spots with dwarf iris
Dwarf iris (Iris pumila) in yellow with violet parts.
Dwarf iris (Iris pumila) in yellow
Dwarf iris (Iris pumila) in light yellow
Dwarf iris (Iris pumila) in violet
Dwarf iris (Iris pumila) in violet
We have driven to the Goldberg. Near the summit, thjere is a small nature protection area with Pheasant´s eyes (Adonis vernalis) ion abundance.
Pheasant´s eyes (Adonis vernalis)
Pheasant´s eyes (Adonis vernalis)
Pheasant´s eyes (Adonis vernalis)
Cushion spurge (Euphorbia epithymoides)
View over Oggau to Lake Neusiedl.
Spring cinquefoil (Potentilla Neumannia)
Pheasant´s eyes (Adonis vernalis) and the view to lake Neusiedl.
Cypress spurge (Euphorbia cyparissias)
Cypress spurge (Euphorbia cyparissias)
Eastern green lizard (Lacerta viridis)
View to Schneeberg from the other side of the Goldberg ...
... and to the small town of Eisenstadt.
Oggau and Lake Neusiedl.
Pheasant´s eyes (Adonis vernalis)
On the drive home, Nikolaus showes me the starting point to the walk to the new view tower in the Rosalia mountains, which I want to visit.