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Young male keeled skimmer dragonfly (Orthetrum coerulescens), resting on plant stem, Lesbos (Lesvos), Greece, Europe

Horse fly (Pangonius pyritosus) foraging for nectar on Cretan oregano (Origanum onites) flowers, Lesbos (Lesvos), Greece, Europe

Small skipper (Thymelicus sylvestris) feeding from Winged sea lavender (Limonium sinuatum) flower, Lesbos (Lesvos), Greek Islands, Greece, Europe

Female red-winged darter dragonfly (Sympetrum fonscolombii) female, clasping spiky stem of Juncus rush, Lesbos (Lesvos), Greece, Europe

Moored fishing boats in Apothika village harbour, with clouds over mountains in the background, Lesbos (Lesvos), Greek Islands, Greece, Europe

Confused shoal of young sardines (Sardina pilchardus) swimming in a shallow bay viewed from above water, Lesbos (Lesvos), Greek Islands, Greece, Europe

Traditional wooden fishing boats moored in Skala Kalloni harbour, Lesbos (Lesvos), Greek Islands, Greece, Europe

Traditional wooden fishing boats moored in Skala Kalloni harbour, Lesbos (Lesvos), Greek Islands, Greece, Europe

Black stork (Ciconia nigra) hunting fish in shallows, migrant on Lesvos in April, Lesvos, Greek Islands, Greece, Europe

Wild flowers near Skala Polichnitos, Lesbos(Lesvos) Island, Greece, Greek Islands, Aegean Sea, Europe

Oriental hornet (Vespa orientalis) using its jaws to detach two suckersfrom Common Octopus tentacle as it hangs in the sun to tenderise. Skala Sikaminia harbour, Lesbos (Lesvos) Greece. MORE INFO: The yellow parts of this hornet's cuticle absorb sunlight and the pigment xanthopterin converts light into electrical energy.

Photovoltaic solar tracker at a solar farm near Antissa, Lesbos (Lesvos), Greece. MORE INFO: Solar trackers automatically rotate and tilt photovoltaic panels to follow the sun throught the day, maximising sunlight absorpton rates. Several of these Solar farms have been built on Lesbos since 2010.

Greater flamingos (Phoenicopterus roseus), three adults land to join many others and roosting Avocets (Recurvirostra avocetta) on Kallini salt pans during the autumn migration period, Isle of Lesbos (Lesvos), Greece.

Solar farm with four Photovoltaic solar trackers, near Antissa, Lesbos (Lesvos), Greece. MORE INFO: Solar trackers automatically rotate and tilt photovoltaic panels to follow the sun throught the day, maximising sunlight absorpton rates. Several of these Solar farms have been built on Lesbos since 2010.

Whole Common Octopus (Octopus vulgaris) and pairs of tentacles hanging in the sun against blue sky before cooking, Skala Sikaminia harbour, Lesbos (Lesvos), Greece.

Whole Common Octopus (Octopus vulgaris) and pairs of tentacles hanging in the sun before cooking, Skala Sikaminia harbour, Lesbos (Lesvos), Greece.

Violet carpenter bee (Xylocopa violacea) female feeding from blue flowers, Lesbos/ Lesvos, Greece. MORE INFO: Carpenter bee family Xylocopidae.

Syrian, Iraqi and Afghan refugees celebrate Eid, the end of Ramadan in Kara Tebe refugee camp, Greece

Syrian, Iraqi and Afghan refugees celebrate Eid, the end of Ramadan in Kara Tebe refugee camp, Greece

life jackets used by refugees to cross from Turkey to Greece. They are collected and dumped at the waste pit at Lesbos

life jackets used by refugees to cross from Turkey to Greece. They are collected and dumped at the waste pit at Lesbos

life jackets used by refugees to cross from Turkey to Greece. They are collected and dumped at the waste pit at Lesbos

life jackets used by refugees to cross from Turkey to Greece. They are collected and dumped at the waste pit at Lesbos

life jackets used by refugees to cross from Turkey to Greece. They are collected and dumped at the waste pit at Lesbos

Greek Orthodox Christianity, elaborate murals, saint with halo, Moni Limonos monastery, Lesbos, Aegean Sea, Greece, Europe

Greek Orthodox Christianity, painting, Jesus Christ on the cross, Moni Ipsilou monastery, Lesbos Island, Aegean Sea, Greece, Europe

Greek Orthodox Christianity, ancient Byzantine frescoes, mural of Bishop Nicholas, Church of Agios Nikolaos in Petra, Lesbos, Aegean Sea, Greece, Europe

Greek Orthodox Christianity, colourful banners, pennants, on a church in the mountain village of Agiassos, Lesbos, Aegean Sea, Greece, Europe

Columns and foundations, remains of an early Christian basilica under a pine tree, Halinadou, Chalinados, Lesbos, Aegean Sea, Greece, Europe