Today it was one of the rare occassions when I did not forget to take the camera with me on a walk with Nellie the Dog and I did see something interesting: first Clouded Yellows (Colias crocea) and a Western Dappled White (Euchloe crameri), plus lots of bees pollinating the flower field in the olive grove just beside our house. Another warm day: 20º Celsius, no wind.
It is such a lovely habitat for butterflies, bees, beetles and so close to home. People were working on the neighbouring fields preparing the ground for planting potatoes. I was welcome to wander around with the dog under the olive trees.
The word biodiversity is used by many as an all-purpose word for whatever they are trying to sell; often to cover up their complete insensitivity to the natural world surrounding them. Today I saw a small example of biodiversity, a quiet and rare feeling. The short walk was pleasantly topped with the Common Kestrel (probably snacking on whatever I was trying to photograph) and a swirl of hundreds of Griffon Vultures (Gyps fulvus) heading north-west.
The word biodiversity is used by many as an all-purpose word for whatever they are trying to sell; often to cover up their complete insensitivity to the natural world surrounding them. Today I saw a small example of biodiversity, a quiet and rare feeling. The short walk was pleasantly topped with the Common Kestrel (probably snacking on whatever I was trying to photograph) and a swirl of hundreds of Griffon Vultures (Gyps fulvus) heading north-west.
Here are the images from the short walk:
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Cracking shot Eva, would have liked to have seen the Western Dappled.
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Thanks, Mick, it was "out of the blue" that day and only one individual. Couldn´t get closer to it though, cause my dog was pulling on the lead !!!
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