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Great spotting Zlatan Celebic, I think I got this one too from France, only from the west, aren't finished with my spottings from Greece yet, so it will appear sooner or later. And yes it's a very shy bird indeed, I was at a pond when it flew by and landed, on an oak tree I think. Since I was wearing green, I blended in with the environment and got my pictures, but as soon as I moved, it flew away.

Yes, one of the most beautiful in Europe in my opinion, swallowtails, tortoiseshells, sulfurs, and blues.

Genus Bertholdia>Subtribe Phaegopterina>Tribe Arctiini(Tiger Moths)

Wow, are the wings transparent? Beautiful!

Evolution has always been an arms-race between species, different species use different tactics to ensure survival. Some form symbiosis between them(as nursing ants and plant-lice), others camouflage(ex. the walking stick) or chemical deterrents(ex. bombardier beetles), some move slow(ex. sloths), others fast(ex. cheetah). It might be adaptation of several tactics when it comes to plant-hoppers, the filaments could serve as a deterrent and camouflage, in addition the nymphs are moving slow to avoid detection. For now we live in a world society that generally embraces free speech, so different ideas than what is established through main-stream consensus should always be welcome, no matter how far fetched it might seem. Your spottings and the information you provide, be it hard facts or your hypothesis, is interesting for me to read, I hope you continue to do so in the future. Don't worry about taking time to like everything I post, I don't do it for the likes, though it's nice when people do. Have a nice day John B.

Interesting, so the cotton-like threads are filaments left by the planthopper nymphs. I've seen this before, on various plants. But I didn't know what it was until now, illuminating info John B. Thanks.

This one looks as if it had trauma to its head, please refrain from posting photos of dead animals on this website, it's not usually accepted by the community. I do understand as this is a very dangerous snake, though calling an expert to remove it and relocate it to a non-populated area is preferable. Trying to kill snakes like this if not successful will most surely cause a defensive venom-rich bite, so leaving it alone and calling an expert is the best solution in my opinion.

I agree, the color-variation of the feathers and the beak, fits A. autumnalis.

That's as far as I know a Hexering, people in the "old days" believed these rings of mushrooms was the act of some evil witches in the nearby area. Total bull, but very interesting. Good spotting!

Good spotting!