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Drawing pin beetles on a Bupleurum at Col Montets in the French Alps
Graphosoma italicum (Müller 1766) Hémiptères, pentamodés. Le graphosome d'Italie.

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Aug 13, 20241 min read


Swiss beetles: This fast musical number seen on the way to Rifugio Valsorey in Valsorey Valley above Bourg St Pierre. Allegretto?or Allegro?
I spotted it from the foot path. It was moving across the terrain easily like an advanced mountaineer. I took out my iphone and turned...

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Jul 26, 20242 min read


Ibex above Rifugio Frassati near Col Saint Bernard in Italy and Bouquetins nr Drone mountain on the border of Italy & Switzerland
I don't think the Bouquetin crossing from Switzerland into Italy were carrying passports, they were enjoying the tranquility of the Drone...

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Jul 26, 20243 min read


Eye catching summer combination
Adscita geryon (Hübner) Lépidopteres, zygénidés. La Turquoise de l'helianthème. ) Drinking the nectar of an Arnica flower this...

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Jul 26, 20242 min read


Top Wildlife moment of 2024
I saw 2 snails "joined together" and exactly what they were doing I couldn't possibly say. I left them to it and gave them some privacy....

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Jun 15, 20241 min read



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