Natural History Photographs


From Kerames to Preveli, one drives past a monastery of some local fame before arriving at the beach. We didn't visit the monastery, but looked around a bit before moving on.


Lathyrus clymenum
Authority:Linnaeus, 1753
Italiano:cicerchia articolata, cicerchia porporina
Español:abejaquilla, alvehón, arvejana, arvejón, chícharos menores de España, conejitos,
cuchillejo, garbaneta, guijas, guisantera, guisantes silvestres, pelailla,
présule zorrero, presulillo
Ophrys fuciflora
Authority:(F.W.Schmidt) Moench, 1802
Synonyms:Arachnites fuciflorus F.W.Schmidt, 1793
Ophrys holoserica auct. mult.
Nederlands:Hommelorchis
English:Late Spider-orchid
Deutsch:Gewöhnliche Hummelragwurz
Français:Ophrys bourdon, Ophrys frelon
Italiano:ofride dei fuchi, ofride fior di bombo, vesparia crestata