Life on Athens and Kythira
A trip to the Greek capital Athens and the island of Kythira yielded some good times, lovely views, lots of laughs with new(ish) friends, and sightings of quite a few species of bird, invertebrates and plantlife we’d not all “ticked” before. Here are a few snaps of the various species:
Scarce Swallowtail
Marginated Tortoise
Dark Bush Cricket, Pholidoptera griseoaptera
Striped Shieldbug, Graphosoma lineatum
Egyptian Grasshopper, Anacridium aegyptium with its striped eyes on mullein
Lesser Kestrel, Falco naumanni
Grayling on Sea Squill
Blue-winged-Grasshopper, Oedipoda caerulescens
European Skipper, Thymelicus lineola
Oriental Hornet, Vespa orientalis
European “Preying” Mantis, Mantis religiosa (juvenile)
Common Raven, Corvus corax
Western Marsh Harrier, Circus aeruginosus
Long-tailed Blue, or Pea Blue, Lampides boeticus
European Bee eater, Merops apiaster, on a feeding break during migratory passage
Female Sardinian warbler, Sylvia melanocephala
Male Sardinian warbler, Sylvia melanocephala
Blue Rock Thrush, Monticola solitarius (an old-world flycatcher, not Turdidae)
Grayling, Hipparchia semele
Sea daffodil, Pancratium maritimum, Aghios Nikolaos bay, below Moudari Lighthouse
Tamarisk, or Salt Cedar, over The Aegean Sea, Kythira
Hummingbird hawk-moth, Macroglossum stellatarum
Southern Meadow Brown, Maniola jurtina janira
Pristine Swallowtail on Bourgainvillea in Mylopotamos
Mediterranean Speckled Wood, Pararge aegeria sp., Mylopotamos
Large White,...
Source: David Bradley Sciencebase - Songs, Snaps, Science - Category: Science Authors: David Bradley Tags: Sciencebase Source Type: blogs
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