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Southern Swallowtail DSC_8557
Southern Swallowtail DSC_8557

Day 9 Sunday 11th May
Mount Mitsikeli; Tempi Valley; Litochoro.
Weather: sunny and very hot, still (28ºC-32ºC).
We headed to the home of the ancient Greek gods, and while we were descending to the valley of Ioannina
we found all the valley lost in mystical fog! The way which we had to take turned out to be under
construction and we lost some time wandering in the conundrum of wrongly placed road signs, but we still
found our way out of the maze, even without the help of Ariadne's thread. We “gleaned” almost nothing from
Mitsikeli Mountain but wonderful views of the lake. In the canyon of Tempi by the colors we found Sloe
Blue-spot Hairstreaks, Eastern Baton Blue, Powdered Brimstone. After some inquiry, stalking and chasing
we were able to capture the "pearl" of the day - Southern Swallowtail (Pic. 23), which is relatively common
and occurred together with his two brothers - Swallowtail and Scarce Swallowtail. We checked in in a lovely
hotel for which Ken joked about: "Can I stay here until the end of the tour, come and pick me up when it’s
finished?". After that followed a wonderful dinner at a restaurant on the main square, immersed in the
atmosphere of the Greek towns.

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Taken on: May 11, 2014
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Camera: Nikon D7000, f/11.0, 1/500 sec, 105mm (=157mm), ISO 400 (more info) (hide info)
Camera: Nikon D7000
Aperture: f/11.0
Exposure Time: 0.002 sec (1/500)
Focal Length: 105mm (35mm equivalent: 157mm)
ISO: 400
Exposure Bias: 0 EV
Flash: Auto, Did not fire
Exposure Program: Not Defined
Exposure Mode: Auto
Metering Mode: Multi-segment
White Balance: Auto
Gain Control: Low gain up
Color Space: sRGB
Software: Ver.1.04
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