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Posts Tagged → Butterflies

20 Photos from the Verdon-Allos Loop Trail

posted in Field Guides, France, Hikes on July 11, 2026 by Bob Ramsak 5 Comments

More specifically, photos of seven different wildflowers and four different butterflies to present a survey of what was blooming and flying in early June along this six kilometer out-and-back trail along the Verdon River in the town of Allos, France.

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22 Wildflowers, Three Moths, Two Butterflies, and Four Insects in Saint-Dalmas (Valdeblore), France

posted in Field Guides, France, Hikes on July 3, 2026 by Bob Ramsak 7 Comments

39 photos from an early summer three-hour woodland hike near Saint Dalmas, in the Valdeblore commune in southeastern France.

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Parc Naturel Departemental du Lac du Broc – Notebook and Images

posted in Field Guides, France, Hikes on June 25, 2026 by Bob Ramsak 3 Comments

My favorite butterfly loop of 2026. (So far.)

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45 Minutes at a Butterfly Farm in Mindo, Ecuador

posted in Ecuador, Field Guides on April 18, 2026 by Bob Ramsak 7 Comments

If you guessed that the Owl butterfly got its name because its massive eyespots resemble an owl’s eyes, you’d be right.

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Wahkeena Nature Preserve, Ohio – Notebook and Images

posted in Hikes, USA on September 4, 2025 by Bob Ramsak 4 Comments

I needed a solid dose of nature after the three flights (and two delays) that brought me from Nice to Columbus, Ohio, just before midnight the night before, and after a quick search, was compelled to stop at the Wahkeena Nature Preserve for three reasons: it was easily accessible off of US Route 33 on… Continue reading →

Moving in. Watch your head. And look out for the birds.

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