Island Hoppers

Whenever I'm away on a family holiday or working abroad, I try to catch a few incidental bits with the camera. Here's a few from Zante last week ..... and you can take the IDs with a pinch of salt as all are best guesses following a bit of internet trawling. Except the last couple!

Calliptamus barbarus

Blue-winged Grasshopper (Oedipoda caerulescens)

Mediterranean Slant-faced Grasshopper (Acrida ungarica)

Red-winged Grasshopper (Oedipoda germanica)

Egyptian Grasshopper (Anacridium aegyptium)

Balkan Wall Lizard (Podarcis tauricus)

Moorish Gecko (Tarentola mauritanica)

Loggerhead Turtle (Caretta caretta)

Another Loggerhead Turtle ... honestly!

Praying

Ok, I'm in Zante on holiday but thought I'd make use of the excellent free Wi-fi over a late afternoon beer to share some straight-off-the-phone shots. Using my phone to post aswell so all a bit experimental for me.

Some sort of Praying Mantis on a window frame at breakfast this morning.

Marathonisi - also known as 'Turtle Island'.

Actually this is a pain in the arse for someone who is analy retentive about layout etc. I'll wait till I get home for more.