Vitrealis - A Wildlife Blog

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Friday, May 24, 2024

Death Valley - Flowers, Birds and a Coyote

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 9-11 April 2023 At first sight, California's Death Valley seems an unlikely place to look for birds. Or any wildlife for that matter. B...
Wednesday, May 22, 2024

On Moths and Butterflies

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  My slightly tongue-in-cheek social media post yesterday (below) provoked an entertaining exchange of views on the differences - or, more e...
Wednesday, May 15, 2024

Grand Canyon Birds (and more)

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Sunday 9 April 2023 Steller's Jay - Grand Canyon AZ We had arrived at the South Rim of the Grand Canyon on the previous afternoon, after...
Monday, May 6, 2024

Starting to Identify Moths (part 1) - Helpful books, websites and other resources.

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  Moth identification can be a daunting business. With around 2,500 moth species in the UK alone it's hard to know where to start. Fortu...
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Mike Hetherington
Birds, moths, butterflies, herps and other wildlife. All my own photos (unless stated). Based in Dorset, UK; travelling when I can.

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BSc Ecology; MSc Biological Recording and Ecological Monitoring. Dorset Moths verification team. https://www.dorsetmoths.co.uk/

RSPB, BTO and ARC volunteer

FSC Associate Tutor

The blog's name honours one of my favourite moths - the Olive-tree Pearl (Palpita vitrealis).

Bird names and lists (usually) follow the HBW/Birdlife International Illustrated Checklist of the Birds of the World (del Hoyo et al 2014, 2016).
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