Dyscia simplicaria, a little known Cypriot endemic geometrid moth

#MothBreakfast

Striped Hawkmoth, always a crowd pleaser

anyone for #MothBreakfast?

and our first rain of the week just before we left the hotel brought Purple Heron, Whinchat and a Thrush Nightingale into the garden.

Cyprus, we will be back...

#WildlifeTravelling in #Cyprus with @jameslowenwild.bsky.social

Peribatodes correptaria, an East Mediterranean species whose larvae feed on Cupressus and Juniper

Hadena adriana, a pretty convincing bird poo mimic

Gladiolus triphyllus, the ever lovely endemic of the pine forests of western Cyprus

Ophrys fusca subsp cinereophila, Cyprus's very own Sombre Bee Orchid

all three Cypriot endemic birds singing within walking distance of our hotel today, along with 23 orchid taxa, ace #MothBreakfast, at least 20 B&W flycatchers (3+ Semicollared amongst them), another reeling Savi's Warbler, & 10+ Cretzschmar's Buntings

#WildlifeTravelling in #Cyprus
#CyprusBirds

Spurge Hawk-moth

Arctia tigrina

Four-spotted Footman

Giant Peacock Moths travel in packs...

one last #MothBreakfast before we head home from the #Cevennes

a crisp Spurge Hawk-moth, friendly Arctia tigrina, giant Four-spotted Footman and an ostentation of Giant Peacocks set us up nicely for a day on the rails.

#WildlifeTravelling with @wildlifeprecey.bsky.social & @tomforward.bsky.social

the ever popular Giant Peacock Moth

Mullein Moth

Watsonarctia deserta

an ambush of Tigers

starting the day with another successful #MothBreakfast

Mullein Moth, an ambush of Cream-spot Tigers, a pair of the ever-popular Giant Peacock Moth and Watsonarctia deserta, a little tiger moth and the only member of its genus

#WildlifeTravelling in the #GrandsCausses

Creeping Snapdragon, Asarina procumbens

Hadena magnolii, Magnol's Lychnis

the amazing cave at Aven Armand

the Gorge du Tarn

a sultry day in the Gorges du Jonte & Tarn, #WildlifeTravelling w/ @tomforward.bsky.social

started with Nightingales & Creeping Snapdragon in the village, #MothBreakfast of Magnol's Lychnis & plenty more, a spot of spelunking before lunch with the vultures & then a scenic splash down the river.