Hey, another weekend and another excursion to the mountains. More great times in nature with friends, and of course opportunity to photograph more of the wildlife on this island. Had a wonderful time even though the weather was a bit dubious and threatened to get us wet several times. Also on the top of the mountain there was quite a lot of fog and that obstructed the view a bit as my photos will show. It was cold outside and the insects were quite docile and that makes them even better to photograph, so here are some of them. It seemed to be an abundance of Lepidoptera this time. Normally I don’t pay much attention to them. But for once I gave them the benefit of the doubt. And some of them look quite nice.
Here you can see how the fog was hanging around, at some time I was thinking about how smart it was pressing on for the top. You should always have respect for weather changes in the mountains.
But eventually it gave away to some blue sky and with that, some nice views.
Mostly for the cool colour contrast here but the fecking elytra is so shiny I can see myself in it. That was not my intention; maybe I should have tried another angle.
This Surphidae I found on the top of the mountain it was sitting quiet hoping for the sun to come back.
This species act like a hummingbird normally with a low frequency buzzing, like a far away bomber plane. Here the cold weather had it hiding in the crack of the rocks. It was very easy to handle it then and I took great care not to disturb it too much or too long.
Sphingidae Macroglossum stellatarum
Here is a photo of one taken years ago in the mountains of Spain close to the French border in Navarra.
I also found two other lepidopteras, however my knowledge of these insect is highly limited so here I am hoping for identification help.
Lasiommata megera
Lygaeidae Spilostethus pandurus This species seems to be in abundance all around the mountains at this time. Several of these red bullets are buzzing around.
Fringilla coelebs juv.
Some weeks ago I was Also with some friends in a famous torrent here in Mallorca, Torrent de Pareis. A torrent is a river path that is not always containing water. It depends on the rain. We took my car to Port de Soller and from there we took a bus to Escorca. From there it is a long walk in the Torrente de Pareis to Sa calobra. It was an wonderful trip with amazing landscape.
Even though most of the people from my country think of beaches and cheap drinks when they hear Mallorca, this place has more than that to offer as well.
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