Led by jasmine through Skyros’ winding lanes, I revisit old memories and flavors on this timeless Aegean island untouched by mass tourism.
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My childhood home was a rambling rectory deep in the
#Irish countryside. The arrival of the postman was a very significant event, as was the occasional appearance of a bat, but more of that later...
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#writing #reading #grief #alternative #holiday #Skyros
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Well, this thing is done. I give you this years recipient of the "Biggest PitA" Award! Achilles on Skyros! Properly censored for your entertainment!
#glass #art #roman #greek #historical #painted #painting #artist #achilles #skyros #censored #oooooh #wtfOdysseus #replica #reenactment #chaos
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A pale brown snake with two sets of two parallel black lines running down its back, and a dark eye-stripe, lies in a spike dead shrub, sunning itself. Just hanging out.
Oh yeah, also we saw this snake. Snakes are cool, so I won't apologise for an additional birding tour photo.
This is a Four-lined Snake, lovely wee thing was sitting in the sun at Kalamitsa wetland, digesting a very mouse-shaped meal.
#reptiles #snakes #skyros #greece
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Turquoise waters lap in at a beautiful, sandy, beach which curves away into the distance where it seamlessly joins hills behind. The deep greens of the hillside vegetation is punctuated by distant groups of square, white, houses. The main, craggy, hill (central to the image) is at the centre of Skyros town, and features an ancient fortification and a monastery/church to St. George; which can just about be seen in the angular shape of the hilltop. Out to the left-hand side of the image, the mountains of the southern half of the island can be seen. Image was taken from Molos beach, looking south towards Magazia and Skyros town.
A archetypical Greek church sits at the top of a hill above Linaria, Skyros. The walls of the church and its steeple are white-washed and its red tiled roof contrasts with both the white of the church and the pale morning sky. Arcs of pale blue top each of the ecclesiastical windows. The belfry of the steeple is open to the elements and three dark bells can be seen within. To top-of this image, a Greek flag flaps hard in the strong breeze by the church. Dark Corsican Pines sit along the hill beside the church, as palms sit in front of it.
Final image, honest!
Skyros is definitely one of my favourite destinations, not just for the birds and other wildlife, but also for the culture, the food, and (above all) the supremely relaxed atmosphere of the island!
Definitely worth a look!
#skyros #greece
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A tiny female bittern sits, head and bill at around 45 degrees pointing towards the sky. It sits amongst the rocks and hardy vegetation on the edge of the dry stream gorge leading down from Rupert Brooke's grave. The reedy-like colouration of the neck and back are not only useful for identifying the bird as female, they also give it reasonable camouflage even in the open area.
Little Bitterns used to be a (fairly) easy bird on Skyros for us, but this was the only one seen by my @heatherleabirds.bsky.social group... and it landed beside us as I laid out lunch beside Rupert Brooke's grave.
#birds #birding #skyros #greece
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A Lesser Grey Shrike sits atop a spiky bush with blue sky blurred in the background. The shrike has a deep black bandit-mask, which creeps higher on the Lesser than the Great Grey Shrikes we see in winter in the UK and its salmon-pink breast really comes through here, further differentiating it. Definitely one of my trip highlights!
My first Lesser Grey Shrike in Skyros, Greece, after seven(?) trips with @heatherleabirds.bsky.social in the last decade... and we got two!
Real stunner of a bird and close to the track too - very pleased with this one!
#birds #birding #greece #skyros
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A frankly stunning European Bee-eater sits, balanced, on a rusting fence line. It is sitting sideways to the camera, but looking towards us, showing its beautiful yellow throat, turquoise breast and belly, and mantle, back, and wings like burnished brass. The background of yellow-green plants is heavy blurred out, bring the bird into sharp focus.
A European Bee-eater in flight against a dusty-blue sky, seen from slightly below. The light catches its head, especially highlighting the yellow of its throat, with much of the rest of the bird in shadow although hints at the brassy-yellow colour to the underwing as the light filters through the feathers.
Bee-eaters from my recent trip out to Skyros, Greece, with a @heatherleabirds.bsky.social group.
We had a flock of a dozen with us out in Trachi, snaffling bees as they went. Fantastic birds and even better views!
#birds #birding #greece #skyros
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Photo taken from aboard a sleek fifty foot yacht, the prow is in sight as it cuts through beautifully clear turquoise and ultramarine waters. Scrubby hillsides dominate the horizon, with a hazy blue sky above.
Out in Skyros for the week leading a birding tour. Today we headed out around the south of the island on a yacht and saw c.40 Eleonora's falcons. Not a bad day for it either, what a place!
#skyros #birding
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#OnThisDay 23 April 1915, soldier and poet, Sub-Lt Rupert Brooke, Hood Battalion, RND, died of sepsis from an insect bite. He lies in some corner of a foreign field, that is forever England #Skyros #Gallipoli #WW1 #OTD #History
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'Wendeltreppe' #FotoVorschlag
#greekstyle #skyros
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'Statuen/ Skulpturen' #FotoVorschlag
#BrookeSquare #Skyros
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'Ausblick' #FotoVorschlag
#Skyros - Lieblingskapelle auf Lieblingsinsel
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