After a wonderfully calm morning yesterday, the wind picked up, and it was still blowing like crazy this morning. I did go out looking for critters again today, but nobody wanted to work with me. Instead, here are a few pictures I captured yesterday afternoon while seeing the sights.
Here’s a scarce swallowtail (Iphiclides podalirius) just outside the Parthenon atop the Acropolis of Athens. I read that “despite the name ‘scarce swallowtail’, this species is quite common. The scarcity of United Kingdom migrants is responsible for the English vernacular name.”
A nomad (Sympetrum fonscolombii) just outside the Temple of Poseidon in Sounion.
Finally, we’ve been seeing Eurasian magpies everywhere we go, and this one happens to be also at the Acropolis of Athens.
Tomorrow we catch a flight to the next leg of this tour, and I’ll post something if I can, but I’d better not make any promises.
Signs of Life in Estabrook Park 