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Scarce swallowtail Iphiclides podalirius

butterflies, Greece, insect, KefaloniaBy Neil-UKWildlifeJuly 22, 2013Leave a comment

On my visit to Kefalonia last May, I wanted to get a photo of a scarce swallowtail. I had some bad photos of a tatty specimen from my visit a few years ago and found another on a visited to Lake Avithos earlier in the holiday, but on this visit one decided to sit a…

Grizzled skipper and Balkan wall lizard on Mount Aenos

butterflies, Greece, insect, Kefalonia, ReptileBy Neil-UKWildlifeApril 13, 2013Leave a comment

In a break from the photos from Scotland, here are some from my holiday last year to Kefalonia. While driving up Mount Aenos we stopped to admire the view. I spotted this butterfly flying, I believe it is a dingy skipper. EDIT: it’s a grizzled skipper On a rock nearby this Balkan wall lizard was…

Southern white admiral

butterflies, Greece, insect, KefaloniaBy Neil-UKWildlifeMarch 22, 2013Leave a comment

One of the highlights of Kefalonia are the mediterreanen butterfly species. One of these is the southern white admiral butterfly

Green eyed hooktail dragonfly Onychogomphus forcipatus

Greece, insect, Kefalonia, odonataBy Neil-UKWildlifeMarch 19, 2013Leave a comment

One nice find while in Kefalonia was this hook tailed dragonfly, namely the Green eyed hooktail Onychogomphus forcipatus.

Firecrests on Mount Aenos, Kefalonia

bird, Greece, Kefalonia, warblerBy Neil-UKWildlifeMarch 18, 2013Leave a comment

More shots from Kefalonia. On a trip up Mount Aenos, I kept hearing a call in the trees that sounded familiar, but I just couldn’t work out what it was. Then this chap came down. A firecrest! Great to see and it/they posed for a few shots. Due to their constant movement and staying in…

Balkan Wall Lizard Podarcis tauricus

Greece, Kefalonia, ReptileBy Neil-UKWildlifeMarch 17, 2013Leave a comment

Some photos from last years trip to Kefalonia. There were Balkan wall lizards in many of the locations we visited and this one posed in the morning sun on an olive tree. Seem to have a yawn to wake up too!

Green toadlets Bufo viridis

amphibian, Greece, Kefalonia, toadBy Neil-UKWildlifeFebruary 18, 2013Leave a comment

When in Kefalonia last May we popped to Livadi for a few hours and I found a number of toadlets, that turned out to be young Green toads Bufo viridis. In the warm sun they didn’t sit and pose well but I got some nice enough shots.

Loggerhead Turtle – Caretta caretta

Greece, Kefalonia, ReptileBy Neil-UKWildlifeFebruary 2, 2013Leave a comment

A few more photos of the loggerhead turtles from Argostoli in Kefalonia.

Balkan Terrapin, Mauremys rivulata in Kefalonia

Greece, Kefalonia, ReptileBy Neil-UKWildlifeJanuary 15, 20131 Comment

When in Kefalonia I visited Livadi Marshes. There on the edge of the road was what I thought was a tortoise. I picked it up and moved it a safer spot for photos (it thanked me by emptying its bladder!) We Identified it later I realised it was in fact a Balkan terrapin I left…

Green Toad Bufo viridis in Kefalonia

amphibian, Greece, Kefalonia, toadBy Neil-UKWildlifeJanuary 1, 20131 Comment

While in Kefalonia we had a couple of rain showers during the evenings. I had seen some green toadlets in another town and a squashed adult green toad in the grounds of the hotel so I grabbed a torch and when the rain stopped and almost right outside the door was a green toad hopping…

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