Black rat eats insects - Rattus rattus - Ποντίκα - Cyprus

Black Whip Snake rescue from car engine - Απομάκρυνση φιδιού από μηχανή αυτοκινήτου - Cyprus

Swallowtail butterfly - Papilio machaon (Linnaeus, 1758) Μαχάων - Cyprus

Two Black Whip Snakes rescue - Απομάκρυνση και διάσωση φιδι;ών από κατοικία στην Λευκωσία - Cyprus

Big Coin Snake swims very fast in a dam - (Hemorrhois nummifer) - Cyprus

A pair of Red - rumped Swallow Collecting mud for their nest (Cecropis daurica) - Cyprus

Southern white admiral - Limenitis reducta (Staudinger, 1901) Νότια δασική πεταλούδα - Cyprus

Black Whip Snake rescue - Απομάκρυνση και διάσωση φιδιού από κατοικία στην Λευκωσία - Cyprus

Excursion for wild life at Troodos mountain - Cyprus 5/6/2020

Banded demoiselle damselfly - Calopteryx splendens (Male and female) Καλοπτέρυξ ο λαμπρός- Cyprus

Masked shrike - Lanius nubicus - Παρδαλοκεφαλάς - Cyprus.

Five rescued snakes removed from houses released by the children back to nature - Cyprus

Dozens of young House martins on a tree - Delichon urbicum - Cyprus

Ηuge Black Whip Snake rescue - Απομάκρυνση και διάσωση φιδιού από κατοικία στην Λευκωσία - Cyprus

Black Whip Snake rescue - Απομάκρυνση και διάσωση φιδιού από κατοικία στην Λακατάμια.

Song and sounds of Common Nightingale in the forest (Luscinia megarhynchos) - Cyprus

Young Barn Swallows just before they leave their nest - (11 minutes) Cyprus

Kannaviou Dam - Το φράγμα της Καναβιούς - Paphos, Cyprus.

See also

List of dams and lakes of Cyprus

Το φράγμα Κανναβιού μεταξύ των χωριών Ασπρογιά και Κανναβιού στην επαρχία Πάφου, ξεχωρίζει σε ομορφιά, αποτελώντας ένα από τα ωραιότερα στο νησί μας και πόλο έξης για ντόπιους και ξένους.

Η θέα του απλά μαγευτική. Πρόκειται για το τέταρτο μεγαλύτερο φράγμα στην Κύπρο σε χωρητικότητα και το δεύτερο σε ύψος φράγµα.

Βρίσκεται στον ποταµό Έζουσα 40 χιλιόμετρα βόρεια της πόλης της Πάφου και μόλις λίγα χιλιόμετρα απόσταση από το χωριό Παναγιά.

Είναι ένα λιθόρριπτο φράγµα µε ανάντη πλάκα (CFRD) µε ξεχωριστή σηµασία στο υδατικό ισοζύγιο του προγράµµατος διαχείρισης νερού στην Κύπρ και είναι το πρώτο φράγµα αυτού του τύπου που κατασκευάστηκε στην Κύπρο, κάτι που το κάνει ξεχωριστό και ιδιαίτερο.

From https://www.checkincyprus.com/article/58288/to-panemorpho-phragma-tes-kannabious-entuposiako-binteo/

Kannaviou (Greek: Κανναβιού) is a village in the Paphos District of Cyprus, located 9 km west of Pano Panagia.

.Photos and video 27/5/2020

 by George Konstantinou

Amazing colonies with hundreds of nests of House martins on a house - 27/5/2020 Panagia -Cyprus

Capture and rescue snakes entering houses and causing panic to the residents - Cyprus

Cattle Egret take a shower - (Bubulcus ibis) Γελαδάρης - Cyprus

Large white - Cabbage butterfly - Pieris brassicae - Cyprus

Nest of Long eared Owl with 5 chicks (8 minutes) - (Asio otus) - Cyprus

Black Whip Snake rescue - Απομάκρυνση και διάσωση φιδιού από κατοικία στον Στρόβολο - Cyprus

Landscapes of Cyprus at this time of year from the Vougies hills - Drone video. 17/5/2020

Οι Βούγιες ειναι δύο ασβεστολιθικοί λόφοι (οροπεδία) που βρίσκονται βορειοδυτικά της Λάρνακας μεταξύ των χωριών Λύμπια και Αθηαίνου. Thanks to my son Chrysantho Konstantinou for his drone footage 17/5/2020 Cyprus.

See also

Η κωμόπολη Αθηένου - Athienou - Cyprus

Το ερημωμένο τουρκοκυπριακό χωριό Πετροφάνι - The Turkish Cypriot village Petrofani - Cyprus

Η Εκκλησιά του Αγίου Φωκά στην Αθηένου - Churche Agios Fokas at Athienou, Cyprus

Η Εκκλησιά του Αγ. Γεωργίου στην Αθηένου - Churche Agios Georgios at Athienou, Cyprus

Παλαιά και νέα Εκκλησία Παναγίας στην Αθηένου - Old and new churche Panagias at Athienou, Cyprus

Το εκκλησάκι στο Κοιμητήριο του Αγίου Λαζάρου στην Αθηένου - Chapel of Agios Lazaros at Athienou, Cyprus

Ξωκλήσι Αρχαγγέλου στην Αθηένου - Churche Archagkelos at Athienou, Cyprus

Ξωκλήσι Άγιος Νεκτάριος στην Αθηένου - Churche Agios Nektarios at Athienou, Cyprus

Αρχαιολογικός χώρος Μάλλουρα στην Αθηένου - Malloura Archaeological site - Athienou, Cyprus

Male Black Francolin Calling ( Francolinus francolinus ) Φραγκολίνα - Cyprus.

Barn swallows bringing food to the nest with 5 chicks (10 minutes) - Cyprus

Φίδια με τον Γιώργο Κωνσταντίνου - Μέρα Μεσημέρι - ΔΕΛΤΙΟ ΕΙΔΗΣΕΩΝ / ANT1 NEWS 15/5/2020

Marsh sandpiper (Tringa stagnatilis) Βαλτότρυγγας - Cyprus.

Mother’s Day today 10/5/2020! - Mesobuthus cyprius - Endemic to Cyprus

Common moorhen nest (Gallinula chloropus) Αρκοπετείναρο - Νερόκοτα - Cyprus.

Juvenile Greenfinch - Carduelis chloris - (Chloris chloris) Φλώρος- Λουλουδάς - Cyprus

Eastern olivaceous warbler (Iduna pallida) Τριβιτούρα, Ωχροστριτσίδα - Cyprus

Little Bittern (Ixobrychus minutus) Μικροτσικνιάς - Cyprus.

Cyprus wheatear (Oenanthe cypriaca) Σκαλιφούρτα - Endemic to Cyprus - Π...

Squacco heron - (Ardeola ralloides) Κρυπτοτσικνιάς - Cyprus

Wood Sandpiper (Tringa glareola) Λασπότρυγγας - Cyprus

Cyprus Warbler in the nest with the chicks - Endemic to Cyprus.

Goldfish (Carassius auratus) in my pond - Cyprus

Pulchellodromus pulchellus (Lucas, 1846) - Running crab spider - Cyprus

Family: Philodromidae

Pulchellodromus is a genus of running crab spiders that were first separated from the genus Philodromus by J. Wunderlich in 2012

Photographs at Pallouriotissa 19 Apr 2020, by Michael Hadjiconstantis 

Common Wood Pigeon (Columba palumbus) Φάσσα - Περιστερά η λευκόλαιμος..

Common Kestrel (Falco tinnunculus) Κίτσης - Σιαχίνι - Ανεμογάμης - Cyprus.

Common Kestrel (Falco tinnunculus) Κίτσης - Σιαχίνι - Ανεμογάμης - Cyprus.

Uloborus plumipes Lucas, 1846 - Cribellate spider - Cyprus

Family: Uloboridae

Uloborus plumipes is a species of Old World cribellate spider in the family Uloboridae. Common names include the feather-legged lace weaver and the garden centre spider, the latter name being due to its frequent occurrence of this spider in garden centres on the world. The species name is derived from the Latin pluma "feather" and pes "foot".

Females grow up to 6 mm. They lack venom glands and are therefore non-venomous. A stabilimentum is sometimes present. Pattern and colouration are quite variable. In contrast to Uloborus walckenaerius, it has distinct tufts of hairs on the front legs. They are well-camouflaged as they hang upside down motionlessly in their horizontal webs. Young spiders look like dead insects and are thus hard to find on a web. The empty egg sac can often be seen attached to house plants. It is flattish, papery and brown and about 0.5 cm long, with the shape of a dried holly leaf.

Description
Uloborus plumipes is a small spider with adult females growing to a length of about 6 mm (0.2 in). The abdomen is truncated and patterned with various irregular tubercles and granulations. The front pair of legs are uneven in appearance with the tibia clothed in dense hairs while the naked terminal segments are very slender. The colour is some shade of greyish-brown mottled with white specks.

Distribution and habitat
The distribution of Uloborus plumipes is "Europe, Africa, Yemen, Pakistan, Philippines. Introduced to Argentina". It originated from warmer parts of the Old World where its typical habitat is on the trunk or among dead twigs and branches of trees. It has spread to Holland, Belgium and other parts of Europe where it is found in heated greenhouses. It was first recorded in the United Kingdom in 1992 and has since spread to many areas particularly in the south and east. It is often known as the garden centre spider because it is found on houseplants growing in hothouses in garden centres and is able to survive the winter in greenhouses that are heated to maintain a temperature well above freezing point. It may perform a useful function in helping to control whitefly.

Behaviour 
Uloborus plumipes is a cribellate spider with a cribellum, a silk spinning organ which consists of one or more plates covered in thousands of tiny spigots. The fine fibres produced are combined by comblike bristles on the hind legs into slender silk threads with a fuzzy texture that is able to trap prey without the use of glue.

This spider is an expert in camouflage and very much resembles a bit of dead bark or other pieces of detritus as it dangles from its web. It is usually found on dead branches, among dead twigs or under the eaves of a house. It hangs inertly in the centre of the small, horizontal web it has spun with its legs in line with its body. The web often looks bedraggled with broken strands and the whole effect is of an ancient, abandoned cobweb with a scrap of dead plant material adhering to it. The eggs are concealed in silk egg sacs which are also suspended from the web. The female spider closely resembles these as she dangles nearby. The American naturalist Elizabeth Peckham describes how she attempted to take down a small web with eleven apparent cocoons suspended from it, only to find one of these inert objects springing to activity as the female revealed her presence on the web.
Info from Wikipedia.


 Photographs at Pallouriotissa 10 Apr 2020, by Michael Hadjiconstantis 

Spermophora senoculata (Dugès, 1836) - Shortbodied cellar spider - Cyprus

Male

Spermophora senoculata, the shortbodied cellar spider, is a species of cellar spider in the family Pholcidae. It is found in Near East, and it has been introduced into the USA, southern Europe, China, Korea, and Japan. (info from Wikipedia)

Description
Male
Palp very particular: tibia at least twice as long as broad, tarsus with a large apophysis divided into 3 branches, bulb with 2 long apophyses. Prosoma 1 mm long. Prosoma almost colourless, whitish with saffron-coloured spot. Opisthosoma globular, white or with 3 pairs of vague, darker spots.

Female

Female
Prosoma whitish with 2 faint brownish marks. Prosoma 1.2 mm long. Opisthosoma very globular, white with 3 pairs of faint darker spots.
Body length female: 2.1 mm

Additional information
Under stones, in stone walls and caves, in northern regions in buildings.
This species of Asian (Middle East) origin is not native to Europe (alien species). It had been introduced to Europe at least once and did establish.
Troglophile species (Mammola et al. 2018)
(info from https://araneae.nmbe.ch)

Photographs by Michael Hadjiconstantis ( Pallouriotissa: 19 Apr 2020) 

Long-eared Owl (Asio otus) Νανόμπουφος - Αρκόθουπος - Cyprus

Chukar partridge or chukar (Alectoris chukar) Νησιώτικη Πέρδικα

Little Egret fishing goldfish (Egretta garzetta) Λευκοτσικνιάς

Little Owl (Athene noctua) Κουκουβάγια - Cyprus

Little grebe (Tachybaptus ruficollis) Νεροβούτης - Νανοβουτηχτάρι - Cyprus

Barn swallows resting on the ground - Cyprus

Great White Egret (Egretta alba) Αργυροτσικνιάς - Cyprus.

Coronavirus: 'Stay at home, birding from home - Stay safe - 27/3/2020 Cyprus

Meadow Pipit - Anthus pratensis - Σιταροπουλλι - Λιβαδοκελάδα - Cyprus.

Black-tailed godwit (Limosa limosa) Βαλτομπεκάτσα - Cyprus

Swallows cleaning time - Cyprus

Garganey (Anas querquedula) Σαρσέλα, Μασουρατζής - Cyprus

Common greenshank (Tringa nebularia) (Gunnerus, 1767) Πρασινοσκέλης - Cyprus

Black Francolin Calling ( Francolinus francolinus ) Φραγκολίνα - Cyprus.

Masked shrike - Lanius nubicus - Παρδαλοκεφαλάς - Cyprus

Thousands of swallows arrived in Cyprus 21/3/2020 (Sand martin and Barn swallow)

Bar-tailed godwit (Limosa lapponica) Λαπωνική Βαλτομπεκάτσα - Cyprus

Caspian Stonechat - Saxicola maurus variegatus - Κασπική Παπαθκιά, Μαυρολαίμης της Κασπίας - Cyprus

Spur-winged lapwing (Vanellus spinosus) Αγκαθοκαλημάνα, ΠελλοκατερΊνα - Cyprus.

Blue headed wagtail - Motacilla flava flava – Κιτρινοσουσουράδα - Cyprus

575 PHOTOS OF CYPRUS WILD FLOWERS AND PLANTS

Eastern Black-eared wheatear (Oenanthe Hispanica melanoleuca ) Ασπροκώλα - Ασπροκωλίνα - Cyprus

Bluethroat (Luscinia svecica) Γαλαζολαίμης - Cyprus.

Greater flamingo (Phoenicopterus roseus) Φλαμίνγκο - Φοινικόπτερο - Cyprus.

Eurasian coot (Fulica atra) Φαλαρίδα - Καραπαττάς - Cyprus.

Common Chiff chaff - Phylloscopus collybita - Δεντροφυλλοσκόπος Μουγιαννούδι - Cyprus

Eastern Bonelli`s Warbler or Balkan warbler - Phylloscopus orientalis - Βουνοφυλλοσκόπος - Cyprus

Hoopoe (Upupa epops) Τσαλαπετεινός, πουπούξιος - Cyprus.

Little grebe (Tachybaptus ruficollis) Νεροβούτης - Νανοβουτηχτάρι - Cyprus.

Orchis punctulata - 15/3/2020 Cyprus

Black-headed Wagtail taking a bath (Motacilla flava ssp. feldegg) Male - Cyprus.

Chukar partridge or chukar (Alectoris chukar) Νησιώτικη Πέρδικα - Πέρδικα - Cyprus.

Sling Tailed Agama - Stellagama stellio cypriaca - Κουρκουτάς - Cyprus Endemic Subspecies

Black Francolin or Black Partridge ( Francolinus francolinus ) Φραγκολίνα - Cyprus.

Kentish Plover (Charadrius alexandrinus) Θαλασσοσφυριχτής - Cyprus

Kentish plover mothers pretending to be injured.to protect their nest - Cyprus

Levant water frog (Pelophylax bedriagae) Βαλτόβιος Βάτραχος - Cyprus.

Caspian plover (Charadrius asiaticus) Αψινθοσφυριχτής, Στεποπλουμίδι, Στεποσφυριχτής - Cyprus

Corn bunting (Emberiza calandra) Τσιφτάς -Τσακροστρουθος - Cyprus.

Natterer's bat (Myotis nattereri) - Νυχτερίδα του Νάττερερ - Cyprus.

Zitting cisticola or streaked fantail warbler (Cisticola juncidis) - Δουλαππάρης. - Cyprus

Egyptian fruit bat (Rousettus aegyptiacus) Νυχτοπάππαρος - Φρουτονυχτερίδα - Cyprus

Grey Heron fishing goldfish - (Ardea cinerea) - Cyprus

Cyprus Coal tit (Periparus ater cypriotes) Πέμπετσος - Endemic Subspecies of Cyprus

Chukar partridge or chukar (Alectoris chukar) Νησιώτικη Πέρδικα - Πέρδικα - Cyprus

Pallid Harrier (Circus macrourus) Στεπόκιρκος - Cyprus

Isabelline shrike - Lanius isabellinus - Ξανθοκεφαλάς - A rare bird of Cyprus

Red throated pipit - Anthus cervinus - Κοκκινοκελάδα - Κοτσινογαλούδι - Cyprus

Black-headed Wagtail (Motacilla flava ssp. feldegg) Male - Cyprus

Almond Trees in Blossom - 1/3/2020 - Kato Moni, Cyprus - Drone video.

Thanks to my son Chrysantho Konstantinou for his drone footage  1/3/2020 Cyprus

The almond  (Prunus dulcis, syn. Prunus amygdalus, Amygdalus communis, Amygdalus dulcis) is a species of tree native to the Middle East and South Asia.

"Almond" is also the name of the edible and widely cultivated seed of this tree. Within the genus Prunus, it is classified with the peach in the subgenus Amygdalus, distinguished from the other subgenera by the corrugated shell (endocarp) surrounding the seed.

The fruit of the almond is a drupe, consisting of an outer hull and a hard shell with the seed, which is not a true nut, inside. Shelling almonds refers to removing the shell to reveal the seed. Almonds are sold shelled or unshelled. Blanched almonds are shelled almonds that have been treated with hot water to soften the seedcoat, which is then removed to reveal the white embryo.

The almond is a deciduous tree, growing 4–10 m (13–33 ft) in height, with a trunk of up to 30 cm (12 in) in diameter. The young twigs are green at first, becoming purplish where exposed to sunlight, then grey in their second year. The leaves are 3–5 inches long, with a serrated margin and a 2.5 cm (1 in) petiole. The flowers are white to pale pink, 3–5 cm (1–2 in) diameter with five petals, produced singly or in pairs and appearing before the leaves in early spring. Almond grows best in Mediterranean climates with warm, dry summers and mild, wet winters. The optimal temperature for their growth is between 15 and 30 °C (59 and 86 °F) and the tree buds have a chilling requirement of 300 to 600 hours below 7.2 °C (45.0 °F) to break dormancy.

Almonds begin bearing an economic crop in the third year after planting. Trees reach full bearing five to six years after planting. The fruit matures in the autumn, 7–8 months after flowering.

The almond fruit measures 3.5–6 cm (1–2 in) long. In botanical terms, it is not a nut, but a drupe. The outer covering or exocarp, fleshy in other members of Prunus such as the plum and cherry, is instead a thick, leathery, grey-green coat (with a downy exterior), called the hull. Inside the hull is a reticulated, hard, woody shell (like the outside of a peach pit) called the endocarp. Inside the shell is the edible seed, commonly called a nut. Generally, one seed is present, but occasionally two occur.

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

White Wagtail - Motacilla alba - Λευκοσουσουράδα - Ζευκαλάτη - Cyprus.

Crested lark bringing food to the nest with 4 chicks - Cyprus

Bluethroat (Luscinia svecica) Γαλαζολαίμης - Cyprus

Corn bunting taking a bath (Emberiza calandra) Τσιφτάς -Τσακροστρουθος - Cyprus.

European Serin (Serinus serinus) Μπασταρτοκανάρινο - Σκαρθάκι - Cyprus.