A damselfly

304_2517 [damselfly]

A damselfly at rest

in a woodland by the sea in Attica, Greece.

 

[No more specific details about this insect.

I leave that to experts. Sorry.]

 

Photographed at Schinias.

 

 

Alectoris chukar

304_0580 [Alectoris chukar]

 

Alectoris chukar is a game bird common in Middle East countries.

In Greece, it can be found on remote and rugged rocky areas

in most parts of the country but not in NE Greece.

 

I have come upon them only twice; on rocks near Sounio

and on Mt. Hymittos where they seemed to be enjoying food

they were provided by humans!

 

The Chukar is the national bird of Pakistan and Iraq.

 

This picture was taken near Cape Sounio.

 

 

Colchicum cupanii

IMG_0545 R [Colchicum cupanii]

 Colchicum cupanii is one of the 31 species of Colchicum

that grow in Greece.

It can be found in rocky places on heights of up to 1100m

in almost all parts of Greece

and generally in the central Mediterranean Basin.

 

It flowers from September to November.

 

301_3763 R [Colchicum cupanii]

 

Both pictures were taken on Mt. Hymittos.

Colchicum sfikasianum

804_1532 [Colchicum sfikasianum]

 

Colchicum sfikasianum is a perennial flower locally endemic in Greece.

It blooms in areas like Attica, SE Peloponnese and the island of Kefalonia

from September to October. Its leaves appear in Spring.

 

Beware! It is poisonous like all colchicums.

 

From Mt. Hymittos, 28/9/24