Corfu, Old Perithia, 21st-23rd June
Posted: Thu Jun 27, 2024 12:04 pm
Last weekend I spent 3 days in Corfu practicing butterfly photography with a few different types of lens, and making records for the local atlas project. There is a very active butterfly community of locals, ex-pats and regular visitors, a good Facebook group, and a great website and super printed reference guides for Corfiot species available.
I was based in Old Perithia, a formerly abandoned village in the mountains that is slowly being renovated and has a guesthouse and tavernas, but still provides an interesting post-apocalyptic setting. It is also one of the prime butterfly sites, so I just based myself here and did my excursions within walking distance. All of the species photographed here can be found within half an hour's walk of the guesthouse, most within the village itself, but a walk up the trail from the village to Mount Pantokrator provides some added variety and adventure.
I took many pictures, but here's a selection. The main summer species I missed was Two-tailed Pasha which can also be seen in the village if you are lucky.
I was based in Old Perithia, a formerly abandoned village in the mountains that is slowly being renovated and has a guesthouse and tavernas, but still provides an interesting post-apocalyptic setting. It is also one of the prime butterfly sites, so I just based myself here and did my excursions within walking distance. All of the species photographed here can be found within half an hour's walk of the guesthouse, most within the village itself, but a walk up the trail from the village to Mount Pantokrator provides some added variety and adventure.
I took many pictures, but here's a selection. The main summer species I missed was Two-tailed Pasha which can also be seen in the village if you are lucky.