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Queen Anne’s Lace Bud

Photographed on 29 July 2019 in a field on the outskirts of Peymeinade near Villa Ndio with a Sony A77 SLT camera and a Minolta 135mm 2.8[T4.5] STF lens. Settings: f/6.3, 1/400 sec., ISO 100, 135mm.

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Great Banded Grayling

Photographed near the Villa Ndio pool on 26 July 2019 with a Sony A7RM2 with a Minolta 135mm f2.8  (T4.5) STF lens. Settings: f/4.5, 1/400 sec., ISO 800, 135mm.

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A Pair of Young Great Tit Birds

Photographed in the Villa Ndio garden on 23 July 2019 with a Sony A77 camera and a Minolta 100-400mm f4.5-6.7 APO lens.  Settings: f/6.3; 1/500 sec.; ISO 500; 400mm.

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At the Parc Zoologique in Frejus

Not far from Villa Ndio, passing over Lac St. Cassien followed by a short drive along the autoroute takes one to Frejus.  Near the autoroute exit lies the Parc Zoologique with a decent variety of wild beasties in the pens and cages.  We went there on a lark one day recently (July 2019), me with my cameras equipped with telephoto lens.  Below find some samples of what we saw there.  Click on any image to enlarge it and/or start a slideshow.

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Scarce Swallowtail in Flight

Photographed in the Villa Ndio garden, 5 July 2019 with a Sony A7Rii camera and Sony 90mm f2.8 macro lens. Settings: f/4; 1/8000 sec; ISO 400; 90 mm.