The tuba has a reputation that scares a lot of would-be players away before they even try it. It’s big, it looks heavy, and it definitely doesn’t seem like something you pick up casually, the way you might a ukulele….
Cyprus wildlife! 🇨🇾🦎🦋
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1. Violet Dropwing
2. Common Green Iguana
3. Cyprus Rock Agama
4. Crimson Speckled caterpillar
5. Peacocks Tail seaweed
6. Crab
7. Blennie
8. Red-veined Dropwing
9. Two Small Whites
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#wildlifephotography #cypruswildlife #cyprusnature #wildlifeblogger #natureblogger #naturephotography
1 year ago
Grass Jewel (Freyeria trochylus)
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I was SO excited to spot this butterfly as I really didn’t think i would come across it. When i first saw it, I thought it was a moth because of how tiny it was but the markings from the blues family just caught my eye. The Grass Jewel is the smallest butterfly in Europe which is even more cool! 🦋🇨🇾
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#grassjewelbutterfly #cyprusbutterflies #cyprusbutterfly #cypruswildlife #lepidopterist #butterflyphotography
1 year ago
One of the highlights of Cyprus was seeing a sea turtle during a boat trip! 🌊🐢 The sea is as blue, if not more than the photos show 😍 also got to swim in this beautiful sea and saw some fish 🐟 Would love to go back and explore more ☀️
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#capogreco #seaturtle #cyprusanimals #cypruswildlife #seaturtleconservation #capegrecco
1 year ago
Beautiful Bath White
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There was a vegetable farm opposite are villa and there were so many Whites, including the Bath White which flew into our drive - jumped out of my seat to take its photo! 🤍🦋
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#cyprusbutterfly #cypruswildlife #cyprusbutterflies #butterflyphotography #wildlifephotography #lepidopterist #lepidoptera
1 year ago
Common Blue (Polyommatus icarus) 🦋
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Was so happy to see my first Common Blue of the year! I thought it was too windy but managed to spot one or two 💙
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#butterflyconservation #savebutterflies #commonblue #commonbluebutterfly #wildlifeconservation #butterflyphotography
1 year ago
Beautiful Marsh Fritillary (Euphydryas aurinia)
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So exciting to see a few Marsh Fritillary butterflies a few weeks ago 🧡 they were very active and fluttery so it was hard to get photos properly in focus 🦋
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#marshfritillarybutterfly #marshfritillary #butterflyconservation #savebutterflies #prestburyhillreserve #prestburyhillbutterflyreserve #butterflyphotography #lepidoptera
1 year ago
I’ve never seen so many Small Blues as there were at Prestbury Hill a few weeks ago 💙 It was so lovely to see a swarm of these beautiful butterflies everywhere you looked! There must have been about 50 individuals 🦋🥳
(Cupido minimus)
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#prestburyhill #prestburyhillreserve #prestburyhillbutterflyreserve #naturereserve #butterflyconservation #savebutterflies #glosbutterflies #smallblue #smallbluebutterfly #gloswildlife
1 year ago
Duke of Burgundy (Hamearis lucina) 🧡
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I have a soft spot for this butterfly as i worked on a project with the Butterfly Conservation about them last year. I thought i was going to miss out on seeing them this year, but managed to squeeze in a trip to Prestbury Hill and saw 5! 🦋😍
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#dukeofburgundy #dukeofburgundybutterfly #butterflyconservation #savebutterflies #prestburyhillreserve #prestburyhillbutterflyreserve #glosbutterflies #butterflyphotography @savebutterflies @glos.butterflies
1 year ago
Beautiful green hairstreak! 💚🦋 I’m so happy that i saw a green hairstreak yesterday as I really thought it was too late. This one is a bit weathered, but stayed on the hawthorn for ages and let me take plenty of snaps 📷🥰
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#greenhairstreak #ukbutterflies #springbutterflies #butterflyconservation #glosbutterflies #butterflyphotography #prestburyhillbutterflyreserve #wildlifephotography #wildlifeconservation @savebutterflies @glos.butterflies
1 year ago
A couple of books I’ve found in my local Red Cross bookshop 📚🪺🦫
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I love finding old/vintage nature books, and these ladybird books are so good!
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#naturebooks #ladybirdbooks #wildlifebooks #wildlifeblogger #wildlifeconservation #ecologist #secondhandfinds #secondhandbooks
1 year ago