Category Archives: Sightings

Jan25

Martinique – Pseudosphinx tetrio a.k.a. the frangipani hornworm

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I was wandering around the hotel grounds in Saint’Anne, Martinique, when my gaze was captured by a humungous striped creature hanging in an elegant arc in a bush next to me. I froze: if there’s something I don’t like, it’s larvae. And this was one huge larva. Then I focused behind it… there were more […]

Jan25

Martinique – the Bananaquit, Coereba flaveola

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Apart from the great name (Bananaquit, are you serious?!), the banaquit is very common in Martinique. Loves hanging out in the same bushes as the hummingbirds or at the bar, sipping syrup directly from the bottle! Cute little critter, a pleasure to take photos of.

Jan25

Only in Martinique – the – White-breasted Thrasher, Ramphocinclus brachyurus

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During a random tour of the Martinique last December, we were walking back from the Chateau Dubuc when I heard a foraging noise coming from the forest to the left of the little path that takes from the castle to the parking. I froze – what could it be? I peeked into the dense undergrowth […]

Jul4

Feeding Madrid’s insects

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Feeding Madrid's insects - Nutrendo gli insetti di Madrid

A Xylocopa sp. on our lavender. We have a very narrow windowsill but still managed to plant a handful of aromatic plants…and we are not the only ones that are enjoying them!

Una Xylocopa sp. sulla nostra lavanda. Abbiamo un davanzale strettissimo ma siamo riusciti a piantare una manciata di aromatiche… e non siamo gli unici che ne stanno approfittando!