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European peacock (Aglais io)
⚫️🔴🟠🔵🦋 The European peacock (Aglais io) more commonly known simply as the peacock butterfly, is a colourful butterfly, found in Europe and temperate Asia as far east as Japan. It was formerly classified as the only member of the genus Inachis (the name is derived from Greek mythology, meaning Io, the daughter of Inachus. The peacock butterfly is resident in much of its range, often wintering in buildings or trees. It therefore often appears quite early in spring | Schleswig-Holstein - Germany | July 2022 |
Mountain gorilla (Gorilla beringei beringei)
Close encounter with an adult silverback or mountain gorilla (Gorilla beringei beringei) from the Rugendo family taken in the Bukima sector of the Virunga National Park | Virunga National Park - Congo DR | May 2017 |
Redbeast (Erithacus rubecula)
The European robin (Erithacus rubecula), known simply as the robin or robin redbreast in Ireland and Britain, is a small insectivorous passerine bird. About 12.5–14.0 cm in length, the male and female are similar in colouration, with an orange breast and face lined with grey, brown upper-parts and a whitish belly. It is found across Europe, east to Western Siberia and south to North Africa; it is sedentary in most of its range except the far north | Hamburg - Germany | October 2021 |