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Tag Archives: butterflies
2046 – Early spring in Mount Athos
When visiting the peninsula in April, as we did this year (2019), flowers and fresh green of blossoming plants are all around you. Slopes are turning purple due to this plant. Yellow broom and white daisies alongside the roads and … Continue reading
Posted in nature, Trip 2019
Tagged broom, butterflies, daisies, Euphorbia, Flora Graeca, flowers, green, Herman2019, plants
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1967 – insects, reptiles, mammals and a bird
Beetles on flowers with Megisti Lavra in the background. A bumble bee at Thibais. A grasshopper at Nea Skiti and a butterfly at Lavra. Flying ants at Karyes and a lizard with ants at Proto Nero. A dog at Marouda … Continue reading
Posted in nature, trip 2017
Tagged animals, ants, beetles, butterflies, cats, grasshopper, insects, lizard, mules, rat, seagull, snake, the way of the bey, turtle
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1475 – Insects, butterflies, a frog, a snake?, a turtle, a spider and a gekko
Bug found at the lake near Simonaspetras (Demitriou). Photo by Michalis Kraml (2012) Wasps near Panteleimonos by hv (2013)Grasshopper on the road near Panteleimonos by hv (2013) Butterflies: the big brown one found in the bathroom of Simonaspetras by Michalis … Continue reading
1434 – a small world
This is the small world you will find in the Mount Athos forests if you are following the footpaths. hv