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Paul

@paweland

Amateur photographer and traveler

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Paul
@paweland Nov 1, 2024, 5:38 PM UTC

Lesser Purple Emperor / Mieniak strużnik [ENG/PL]

I have a small greenhouse in my garden and one day I saw a butterfly there. It was Lesser Purple Emperor (Apatura ilia), a beautiful and large butterfly, which in the case of the male shows a blue-vi…

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Paul
@paweland Oct 19, 2024, 11:50 AM UTC

Autumn colors / Kolory jesieni [ENG/PL]

Autumn is a season of contrasting colors. On the one hand, it is getting dark, gray and rainy outside the window, and on the other hand, nature shows beautiful colors of leaves that take on various s…

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Paul
@paweland Sep 6, 2024, 10:48 AM UTC

Farewell to the Redstart / Pożegnanie z pleszką [ENG/PL]

Autumn is slowly approaching. Then the birds prepare to migrate to warmer areas for the winter. One of such birds is a redstart that was breeding in a box in my garden. The photo shows a male redstar…

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Paul
@paweland Sep 4, 2024, 12:31 PM UTC

The European peacock (Aglais io) / Rusałka pawik [ENG/PL]

The European peacock (Aglais io) is a very common butterfly in our country. It occurs in Europe and Asia. Its wingspan is about 5 cm. This butterfly is easily distinguished from other species by larg…

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Paul
@paweland Sep 2, 2024, 1:12 PM UTC

The most beautiful spider in Poland / Najpiękniejszy pająk w Polsce [ENG/PL]

In the photo, the most beautiful spider living in Poland, the wasp spider (Argiope bruennichi) from the Araneidae family, but only the female, which has characteristic yellow stripes. She reaches a l…

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Paul
@paweland Aug 31, 2024, 12:46 PM UTC

Butterflies preparing for winter / Przygotowania motyli do zimy [ENG/PL]

Every year, at the end of summer, butterflies gradually prepare for wintering. Butterflies from the Rusalidae family hibernate as adults and therefore now eat a lot to survive the winter without food…

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Paul
@paweland Aug 29, 2024, 8:23 AM UTC

Peacock butterfly on flower / Rusałka pawik na kwiatku [ENG\PL]

While working in my garden, I noticed a lot of butterflies, mainly peacock butterflies. I ran for my camera and managed to take the photo below. I really like this photo because of the range of color…

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Paul
@paweland Aug 25, 2024, 8:22 AM UTC

Shadow Hunters SMASh Contest-Round 336

Autumn is slowly approaching, so the butterflies are very active, collecting various food and preparing for the hibernation phase. They still use sunny days to warm themselves. This makes it easier t…

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Paul
@paweland Aug 23, 2024, 5:47 PM UTC

Red helichrysum / Czerwona kocanka ogrodowa [ENG/PL]

Helichrysum (Strawflower) has beautiful flowers of various colors. This is the second photo I took up close to this flower. This time it is red. [PL] Kocanka ogrodowa to piękne kwiaty o różnych kolor…

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Paul
@paweland Aug 15, 2024, 8:01 AM UTC

Field flowers / Kwiaty polne [ENG/PL]

While walking with my family in the nearby meadows, we collected some wild flowers. Of course, I took photos for you to see. 😀 The white one is yarrow (Achillea millefolium), and the yellow one is g…

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