#Passiflora racemosa ‘Buzios’ is a particular Autumn highlight with its racemes of lovely pink flowers and colourful balloon like buds dangling from the greenhouse roof.

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After a fair bit of searching we did manage to find Starred Agama in a couple of places on Lesvos. One of the things I particularly wanted to see.

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Another shot of the Swallow-tailed Moth from earlier this week. It was quite settled on this seemingly incongruous cobble. Using focus stacking, I often had to wait for it to stop slowly pumping its wings up and down. #TeamMoth

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25/09/26 - Dorset - Blair's Wainscot: Thanks to a tip off from @deansmatthew.bsky.social - @dartfordtrapper.bsky.social, @mammalmark.bsky.social and I were able to find a large stand of the food plant (Lesser Pond Sedge) and, shortly after dark, were able to net a number of these local moths:

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Polianthes tuberosa (tuberose), originally from Mexico but no longer found in the wild. All surviving plants are likely derived from those cultivated by the Aztecs. I planted half a dozen a few years ago and forgot about them. This one survived several winters before surprising me with flowers. 🌱

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