Day 7 Chania Sunrise Coastal Walk

A few images from an early morning walk from our out-of-town hotel (previously the British Embassy) along the coast as the sun rose. A lot of buildings are derelict and there are wild flowers everywhere.

Day 6 Omalos Plateau

We are now in the north of Crete.  After the morning at Agia Lake, we drove up the long winding road to the Omalos Plateau (1200 metres) surrounded by mountains (2450 m) with patches of snow. I was treated to great views of an Eleanora's Falcon catching some small insect right above me. There were also around a dozen Griffin Vultures at one time, a Buzzard and a Golden Eagle that I didn't manage to catch in the lens. Lots of small birds at a distance (Stonechats, Northern Wheatears and Woodchat Shrike) plus lot of Wryneck calls.

Day 5 Crete Birds, Spiders and Flowers etc

We visited the Minoan Cemetery at Armeni, with lots of Spiders, flowers and bird including Wren, a coastal area and lagoon near Georgiopoulis where we were rewarded with views of a Little Crake along with Dabchick etc

Day 4 Life on the Rockface

I spent yesterday afternoon at the foot of the Imbros Gorge looking at what was growing on and living in the rocks including Field grasshopper, Black Plant Bug, Eastern Dappled White, Dark Pigmy Skipper, Lizards, the impressive and very smelly Dragon Arum etc

Day 3 Tulips, Butterflies and Orchids

Yesterday we explored the area above Spili and were rewarded with hills covered with tulips and orchids, a few butterflies -Wall, Swallowtail and Cretan Festoon - and a Wall Lizard