A couple of years ago I went to Kefalonia, staying in Skala at the south of the island. A decent walk away was Mounda beach near Katelios. This beach is one of the last breeding sites for loggerhead turtles on Kefalonia, a species that is under threat from expanding tourism. However there is a group that is working to protect them: the Katelios groups.
When I was there in May the were of course no turtles, but there was a lot of other wildlife. The good light helped me get this emperor dragonfly in flight over a small stream flowing onto the beach.
There were also house martins collecting mud/wet sand from the stream.
There were a number of tiger beetles running around too.
The walk down to the beach was quite productive too. This swallowtail caterpillar was a nice find.
This cleopatra butterfly posed by the road, unlike their never still brimstone relatives!
And this latice brown butterfly posed briefly.
Stunning photo’s