Arid Survivor. Small Heath Butterfly, Coenonympha pamphilius, on Tanacetum vulgare, Tansy, Meuse Corridor, Venlo, The Netherlands
My favorite hunting grounds are now a great arid sandy mass. Major construction of a pressure line between Venlo and Velden has made the Meuse Corridor out of bounds except for the Meuse Dike from which Olymp took the inset photo looking northward. All is dirt and sand and dryness, especially given the hot weather.
Well, you know me: not easily diverted. I walked and climbed anyway blind to no-go signs. Not really much to admire except for a single clump of not yet dessicated Tansy. And then a wonderfully shaggy Small Heath Butterfly finding some liquid while I drew on my water flask.
Those construction works will go on to February 2021!
Arid Survivor. Small Heath Butterfly, Coenonympha pamphilius, on Tanacetum vulgare, Tansy, Meuse Corridor, Venlo, The Netherlands
My favorite hunting grounds are now a great arid sandy mass. Major construction of a pressure line between Venlo and Velden has made the Meuse Corridor out of bounds except for the Meuse Dike from which Olymp took the inset photo looking northward. All is dirt and sand and dryness, especially given the hot weather.
Well, you know me: not easily diverted. I walked and climbed anyway blind to no-go signs. Not really much to admire except for a single clump of not yet dessicated Tansy. And then a wonderfully shaggy Small Heath Butterfly finding some liquid while I drew on my water flask.
Those construction works will go on to February 2021!