Matt Berry
@matthewberry.bsky.social
Uk naturalist based in Rhodes, Greece | long career in conservation | founder of @greenwingstours.bsky.social - the natural choice for high quality & expert-led butterfly, botany & other wildlife/photo tours since 2010.
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Painted Lady 'flight to flower sequence'
November 25, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Painted Lady 'flight to flower sequence'
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'Bird vs Birdwing'
White-bellied Sea Eagle & Southern Birdwing. A pair of super sightings sent back to us from our group in Goa, India.
White-bellied Sea Eagle & Southern Birdwing. A pair of super sightings sent back to us from our group in Goa, India.
November 25, 2025 at 3:25 PM
'Bird vs Birdwing'
White-bellied Sea Eagle & Southern Birdwing. A pair of super sightings sent back to us from our group in Goa, India.
White-bellied Sea Eagle & Southern Birdwing. A pair of super sightings sent back to us from our group in Goa, India.
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Good morning from South Africa! A couple of pics just sent back from our group on their #orchid tour at the moment.
Disa purpurascens and a lovely Puff Adder (Bitis arietans), which made an appearance on one of the orchid finding walks.
#OrchidTour #OrchidsOfSouthAfrica
Disa purpurascens and a lovely Puff Adder (Bitis arietans), which made an appearance on one of the orchid finding walks.
#OrchidTour #OrchidsOfSouthAfrica
November 25, 2025 at 10:12 AM
Good morning from South Africa! A couple of pics just sent back from our group on their #orchid tour at the moment.
Disa purpurascens and a lovely Puff Adder (Bitis arietans), which made an appearance on one of the orchid finding walks.
#OrchidTour #OrchidsOfSouthAfrica
Disa purpurascens and a lovely Puff Adder (Bitis arietans), which made an appearance on one of the orchid finding walks.
#OrchidTour #OrchidsOfSouthAfrica
Reposted by Matt Berry
📢Good morning & good week! We have a new tour to tell you about!
🇬🇷Come to Crete with us next autumn, for a botanical blast of bulbs! Crocuses, Colchicums, Sternbergias, Biarum, Narcissi, and many more!
🦋There will be some great birds, butterflies & other wildlife to see too!
🇬🇷Come to Crete with us next autumn, for a botanical blast of bulbs! Crocuses, Colchicums, Sternbergias, Biarum, Narcissi, and many more!
🦋There will be some great birds, butterflies & other wildlife to see too!
November 24, 2025 at 9:52 AM
📢Good morning & good week! We have a new tour to tell you about!
🇬🇷Come to Crete with us next autumn, for a botanical blast of bulbs! Crocuses, Colchicums, Sternbergias, Biarum, Narcissi, and many more!
🦋There will be some great birds, butterflies & other wildlife to see too!
🇬🇷Come to Crete with us next autumn, for a botanical blast of bulbs! Crocuses, Colchicums, Sternbergias, Biarum, Narcissi, and many more!
🦋There will be some great birds, butterflies & other wildlife to see too!
Good morning & good week from Greece.
A hungry male Plain Tiger (Danaus chrysippus).
A hungry male Plain Tiger (Danaus chrysippus).
November 24, 2025 at 8:22 AM
Good morning & good week from Greece.
A hungry male Plain Tiger (Danaus chrysippus).
A hungry male Plain Tiger (Danaus chrysippus).
Reposted by Matt Berry
Meanwhile, in South Africa...
Our guide just sent back this orchid pic (Disa cornuta) from one of his pre-tour site checks. Our #orchid tour there starts tomorrow so watch this space for more orchid news!
#OrchidsOfSouthAfrica #OrchidTours
Our guide just sent back this orchid pic (Disa cornuta) from one of his pre-tour site checks. Our #orchid tour there starts tomorrow so watch this space for more orchid news!
#OrchidsOfSouthAfrica #OrchidTours
November 23, 2025 at 8:43 AM
Meanwhile, in South Africa...
Our guide just sent back this orchid pic (Disa cornuta) from one of his pre-tour site checks. Our #orchid tour there starts tomorrow so watch this space for more orchid news!
#OrchidsOfSouthAfrica #OrchidTours
Our guide just sent back this orchid pic (Disa cornuta) from one of his pre-tour site checks. Our #orchid tour there starts tomorrow so watch this space for more orchid news!
#OrchidsOfSouthAfrica #OrchidTours
Good morning from Greece. A cloudy day so a Clouded Yellow seems appropriate!
November 23, 2025 at 8:31 AM
Good morning from Greece. A cloudy day so a Clouded Yellow seems appropriate!
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Good morning from Goa! A few more butterflies (+primate) from our ongoing tour. Guests also just had a relaxing river cruise for some birdwatching.
5 species of kingfisher, White-bellied Sea-Eagle, Brahminy Kite, plus lots of different herons, terns & egrets among the highlights.
5 species of kingfisher, White-bellied Sea-Eagle, Brahminy Kite, plus lots of different herons, terns & egrets among the highlights.
November 23, 2025 at 8:29 AM
Good morning from Goa! A few more butterflies (+primate) from our ongoing tour. Guests also just had a relaxing river cruise for some birdwatching.
5 species of kingfisher, White-bellied Sea-Eagle, Brahminy Kite, plus lots of different herons, terns & egrets among the highlights.
5 species of kingfisher, White-bellied Sea-Eagle, Brahminy Kite, plus lots of different herons, terns & egrets among the highlights.
Painted Lady (Vanessa cardui) coming in to land..
November 21, 2025 at 9:12 PM
Painted Lady (Vanessa cardui) coming in to land..
A reasonably static butterfly for a change!
Male Plain Tiger (Danaus chrysippus) nectarting on Woody Fleabane (Dittrichia viscosa).
Male Plain Tiger (Danaus chrysippus) nectarting on Woody Fleabane (Dittrichia viscosa).
November 21, 2025 at 10:39 AM
A reasonably static butterfly for a change!
Male Plain Tiger (Danaus chrysippus) nectarting on Woody Fleabane (Dittrichia viscosa).
Male Plain Tiger (Danaus chrysippus) nectarting on Woody Fleabane (Dittrichia viscosa).
'Flying Tiger'
A male Plain Tiger (Danaus chrysippus) in Greece.
A male Plain Tiger (Danaus chrysippus) in Greece.
November 20, 2025 at 2:04 PM
'Flying Tiger'
A male Plain Tiger (Danaus chrysippus) in Greece.
A male Plain Tiger (Danaus chrysippus) in Greece.
'Female Flying Tiger'
Danaus chrysippus
Greece 🇬🇷
Danaus chrysippus
Greece 🇬🇷
November 19, 2025 at 8:51 AM
'Female Flying Tiger'
Danaus chrysippus
Greece 🇬🇷
Danaus chrysippus
Greece 🇬🇷
'Lift off'
Good morning from Greece.
Swallowtail launching itself from the Woody Fleabane flowers.
Good morning from Greece.
Swallowtail launching itself from the Woody Fleabane flowers.
November 18, 2025 at 6:28 AM
'Lift off'
Good morning from Greece.
Swallowtail launching itself from the Woody Fleabane flowers.
Good morning from Greece.
Swallowtail launching itself from the Woody Fleabane flowers.
Reposted by Matt Berry
'Going great in Goa'
Here's a few more butterfly highlights from our ongoing tour of Goa in India.
Here's a few more butterfly highlights from our ongoing tour of Goa in India.
November 16, 2025 at 2:14 PM
'Going great in Goa'
Here's a few more butterfly highlights from our ongoing tour of Goa in India.
Here's a few more butterfly highlights from our ongoing tour of Goa in India.
I enjoy butterflies & orchids, so it is always nice when they come combined, such as this Black-veined White nectaring on a Lax-flowered Orchid.
Taken on the @greenwingstours.bsky.social Orchid Odyssey tour, which you can join this coming spring, 1 - 8 April 2026.
greenwings.co/our-holidays...
Taken on the @greenwingstours.bsky.social Orchid Odyssey tour, which you can join this coming spring, 1 - 8 April 2026.
greenwings.co/our-holidays...
November 16, 2025 at 12:28 PM
I enjoy butterflies & orchids, so it is always nice when they come combined, such as this Black-veined White nectaring on a Lax-flowered Orchid.
Taken on the @greenwingstours.bsky.social Orchid Odyssey tour, which you can join this coming spring, 1 - 8 April 2026.
greenwings.co/our-holidays...
Taken on the @greenwingstours.bsky.social Orchid Odyssey tour, which you can join this coming spring, 1 - 8 April 2026.
greenwings.co/our-holidays...
Good morning from Greece.
Crocus tournefortii in my natural rock garden playground.
Crocus tournefortii in my natural rock garden playground.
November 16, 2025 at 9:07 AM
Good morning from Greece.
Crocus tournefortii in my natural rock garden playground.
Crocus tournefortii in my natural rock garden playground.
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It's all go in Goa! We've just begun yet another butterfly tour, this time in India.
Here's an early highlight, the Malabar Tree Nymph (Idea malabarica), state butterfly for Goa & endemic of the Western Ghats.
Here's an early highlight, the Malabar Tree Nymph (Idea malabarica), state butterfly for Goa & endemic of the Western Ghats.
November 15, 2025 at 8:25 AM
It's all go in Goa! We've just begun yet another butterfly tour, this time in India.
Here's an early highlight, the Malabar Tree Nymph (Idea malabarica), state butterfly for Goa & endemic of the Western Ghats.
Here's an early highlight, the Malabar Tree Nymph (Idea malabarica), state butterfly for Goa & endemic of the Western Ghats.
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📢 Just 2 places are left on our Butterflies of the French Pyrenees tour, 27 May - 3 June 2026.
A classic GW tour which we designed & launched back in 2014, given a refresh for 2026!
Violet Copper, Spanish Fritillary, Spanish Festoon, Apollo, & many more butterfly highlights!
A classic GW tour which we designed & launched back in 2014, given a refresh for 2026!
Violet Copper, Spanish Fritillary, Spanish Festoon, Apollo, & many more butterfly highlights!
November 16, 2025 at 8:09 AM
📢 Just 2 places are left on our Butterflies of the French Pyrenees tour, 27 May - 3 June 2026.
A classic GW tour which we designed & launched back in 2014, given a refresh for 2026!
Violet Copper, Spanish Fritillary, Spanish Festoon, Apollo, & many more butterfly highlights!
A classic GW tour which we designed & launched back in 2014, given a refresh for 2026!
Violet Copper, Spanish Fritillary, Spanish Festoon, Apollo, & many more butterfly highlights!
Painted Lady passing on by...
November 15, 2025 at 7:34 PM
Painted Lady passing on by...
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🦋'Bolivian Butterfly Brilliance'🦋
Our happy group just saw over 60 fresh Anteros butterflies of at least 5 different species.
There's about 16 species in the genus, part of the Riodinidae (metalmark) family.
Pictured below is Anteros formosus by tour leader Adrian Hoskins.
Our happy group just saw over 60 fresh Anteros butterflies of at least 5 different species.
There's about 16 species in the genus, part of the Riodinidae (metalmark) family.
Pictured below is Anteros formosus by tour leader Adrian Hoskins.
November 15, 2025 at 6:54 PM
🦋'Bolivian Butterfly Brilliance'🦋
Our happy group just saw over 60 fresh Anteros butterflies of at least 5 different species.
There's about 16 species in the genus, part of the Riodinidae (metalmark) family.
Pictured below is Anteros formosus by tour leader Adrian Hoskins.
Our happy group just saw over 60 fresh Anteros butterflies of at least 5 different species.
There's about 16 species in the genus, part of the Riodinidae (metalmark) family.
Pictured below is Anteros formosus by tour leader Adrian Hoskins.
Good morning from Greece 🇬🇷
Here's a couple of 'close but no cigar' flight shots of a Plain Tiger and Painted Lady. Close to going in the bin, but kept and shared to show that a big % of these shots don't go 💯% right.
Here's a couple of 'close but no cigar' flight shots of a Plain Tiger and Painted Lady. Close to going in the bin, but kept and shared to show that a big % of these shots don't go 💯% right.
November 15, 2025 at 8:37 AM
Good morning from Greece 🇬🇷
Here's a couple of 'close but no cigar' flight shots of a Plain Tiger and Painted Lady. Close to going in the bin, but kept and shared to show that a big % of these shots don't go 💯% right.
Here's a couple of 'close but no cigar' flight shots of a Plain Tiger and Painted Lady. Close to going in the bin, but kept and shared to show that a big % of these shots don't go 💯% right.
'Flying Tiger'
A female Danaus chrysippus. Common names are Plain Tiger, African Monarch, or Sultan, depending on where you are in the world. That hints at the how widespread a species it is.
A female Danaus chrysippus. Common names are Plain Tiger, African Monarch, or Sultan, depending on where you are in the world. That hints at the how widespread a species it is.
November 14, 2025 at 8:41 AM
'Flying Tiger'
A female Danaus chrysippus. Common names are Plain Tiger, African Monarch, or Sultan, depending on where you are in the world. That hints at the how widespread a species it is.
A female Danaus chrysippus. Common names are Plain Tiger, African Monarch, or Sultan, depending on where you are in the world. That hints at the how widespread a species it is.
'And it was all yellow'
Clouded Yellow among the Woody Fleabane flowers.
Greece 🇬🇷
Nov 25
Clouded Yellow among the Woody Fleabane flowers.
Greece 🇬🇷
Nov 25
November 13, 2025 at 2:35 PM
'And it was all yellow'
Clouded Yellow among the Woody Fleabane flowers.
Greece 🇬🇷
Nov 25
Clouded Yellow among the Woody Fleabane flowers.
Greece 🇬🇷
Nov 25
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'Global Greenwingers'
We currently have groups butterflying in India & Bolivia and recently completed a very successful trip in South Africa.
Hutchinson’s Highflier was a top target there & our guests got unrivalled views of this stunner!
📸 Nigel P
We currently have groups butterflying in India & Bolivia and recently completed a very successful trip in South Africa.
Hutchinson’s Highflier was a top target there & our guests got unrivalled views of this stunner!
📸 Nigel P
November 12, 2025 at 8:09 PM
'Global Greenwingers'
We currently have groups butterflying in India & Bolivia and recently completed a very successful trip in South Africa.
Hutchinson’s Highflier was a top target there & our guests got unrivalled views of this stunner!
📸 Nigel P
We currently have groups butterflying in India & Bolivia and recently completed a very successful trip in South Africa.
Hutchinson’s Highflier was a top target there & our guests got unrivalled views of this stunner!
📸 Nigel P
Swallowtail heading into the blue...
November 10, 2025 at 7:24 PM
Swallowtail heading into the blue...