Natural History Photographs





Since our flight back was in the afternoon, we still had some time left to explore the remains of the ancient Greek city Side. Archaeological sites are not particularly manicured, hence there is always some residual nature to be found. This morning, I was lucky enough to spot a Mediterranean Chameleon, the only European representative of this interesting family of lizards.

Chamaeleo chamaeleon
Nederlands:mediterrane kameleon
English:Mediterranean Chameleon
Lampides boeticus
Authority:(Linnaeus, 1767)
Nederlands:tijgerblauwtje
English:Long Tailed Blue
Deutsch:Großer Wanderbläuling
Svenska:Långsvansad blåvinge
Français:Azuré porte-queue
Español:estriada canela


Variospora aurantia
Nederlands:Platte citroenkorst
Deutsch:Orangeroter Schönfleck