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And it's that vibrant in real life too! 🌼
Samsung Galaxy S24. It does look that colour in real life too! Genuinely!
Cyclamen coum I think
Spring will come! Eventually!
I couldn't agree more! 🌼
I don't think so! But ultimately we're all related hundreds of generations ago!
I think the ones in my photo are Cyclamen coum
No problem! 🌼
I suspect so!
I think the ones in my photo are a hardy variety called Cyclamen coum
Yes I think the variety in my photo are Cyclamen coum
Thanks so much 🌼
Thanks so much 🌼
Hard luck!
I live in Sheffield, UK. I think the ones in my photo are a hardy variety called Cyclamen coum
I think the ones in my photo are Cyclamen coum
A small selection of the orchids to be seen on our annual Orchids of Rhodes tour
We think a conservation charity shouldn't have to wait for a donation; not for months, and certainly not for years.
We've made our #OrchidsOfCyprus donation to @bsbibotany.bsky.social today, the day after the tour ended. We've donated to them after every orchid tour since Mariposa formed.
#orchids
Tomorrow is a chance to brush up on your Iberian Lycaenids with top expert Miguel Munguira. It’s free and online, the links are here butterfly-monitoring.net/epic-butterfly
Can't wait to co-guide this trip. It's a wonderful part of the Alps.
Edelweißspitze, Butterflies of the Hohe Tauern © Frank Sengpiel
White Speck Ringlet (Erebia claudina), Butterflies of the Hohe Tauern © Frank Sengpiel
Tour update 🚨
The 2027 edition of Butterflies of the Hohe Tauern - Austria's Mountain Heartland went online for guests to book last weekend, and it's already fully-booked.
Watch this space for more 2027 butterfly tours, coming soon. All generate donations to @europebutterfly.bsky.social.
This patch of Cyclamen in a neighbour's garden never fails to stun me in March each year with the vibrancy of the colour.
Sick of hearing miserable wildlife news? Yes, us too.
What a delight to hear @savebutterflies.bsky.social declare Large Tortoiseshell is, for the first time in decades, a resident British breeding butterfly.
Great piece by @patrickbarkham.bsky.social today:
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Cornus mas (Cornelian Cherry). Just around the corner from my house and one of 358 new street trees that I've coordinated the funding to plant this last 5 years. Nectar and pollen heaven for early emerging insects. 🦋
Some of the testimonials received for our Orchids of Rhodes tour
A tiny selection of the orchids seen on our Orchids of Rhodes tour
Tour update 🚨
As of this morning, the 2028 edition of our Orchids of Rhodes, the ultimate exploration of the wonderful #orchids found on this delightful island, has just one place left available on it. As our guests will tell you, it's worth the wait...
mariposanature.com/tours/botani...
As ever, I can't wait to lead this wonderful orchid tour with my good pal @thenewgalaxy.bsky.social.
We take great pride in giving our guests the ultimate experience of the #OrchidsOfRhodes - as, indeed, we do on all our orchid tours. That the tour is almost full 2 years off speaks volumes.
Paphos Blue (Glaucopsyche paphos) and Anacamptis syriaca, Orchids of Cyprus © Dr Richard Bate
If any image sums up what we love best here at Team Mariposa, it's this one from tour leader @thenewgalaxy.bsky.social today - a lovely, fresh Paphos Blue on Anacamptis syriaca, the sophisticated cousin of Green-winged Orchid. We can't think of any better thing for a butterfly to sit upon.
Beautiful!
Is that quite early?
False Comma (Nymphalis vau-album) © Janos Olah
Puddling group of Clouded Yellow (Colias crocea) & Berger's Clouded Yellow (Colias alfacariensis) © Clive Burrows
Tour update 🚨
As of this morning, our 2027 Summer Butterflies of Serbia tour now has just four places remaining available to book upon it. Naturally, like *all* our butterfly tours, it generates a donation to support the work of @europebutterfly.bsky.social.
mariposanature.com/tours/butter...