 Silver-washed Fritillary Argynnis paphia 1st photo - Female Silver-washed Fritillary Valesina aberration 2nd photo - Male Silver-washed Fritillary 3rd photo - Female Silver-washed Fritillary To celebrate Butterfly Education and Awareness Day, I will take you on a "Virtual Butterfly-watching in Cornwall". Not just for a day but for the WHOLE month of June.
My 7th "Virtual Butterfly-watching in Cornwall" is in Cabilla and Redrice Woods Nature Reserve to see the Silver-washed Fritillary Argynnis paphia. Cabilla and Redrice Woods is one of the largest and possibly the finest ancient woodlands in Cornwall. Long walk, flat ground, picturesque and scenic view.
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 Pearl-bordered Fritillary Boloria euphrosyne To celebrate Butterfly Education and Awareness Day, I will take you on a "Virtual Butterfly-watching in Cornwall". Not just for a day but for the WHOLE month of June. My 6th "Virtual Butterfly-watching in Cornwall" is in Fellover Brake to see the rare Pearl-bordered Fritillary Boloria euphrosyne. Long walk, steep hill, picturesque and scenic view. Pearl-bordered Fritillary Boloria euphrosyne Just the 2 of us! Fellover Brake
 Pearl-bordered Fritillary Boloria euphrosyne To celebrate Butterfly Education and Awareness Day, I will take you on a "Virtual Butterfly-watching in Cornwall". Not just for a day but for the WHOLE month of June. My 5th "Virtual Butterfly-watching in Cornwall" is in Struddicks to see the rare Pearl-bordered Fritillary Boloria euphrosyne. Struddicks, a short but fairly demanding route through an unkempt wilderness alight with vivid flowers and butterflies in the summer months. This walk climbs high above the cliffs to give spectacular views. Thanks to the landowners' conservation strategies, the area is brimming with wildlife. The rocks, steps and stile along the coast path give the walk an adventurous flavour. Long walk, steep hill, picturesque and scenic view. Like me on Facebook: facebook.com/wildlifematters8 Follow me on Twitter: twitter.com/WildlifeMatter8 Follow me on Instagram: instagram.com/wildlifematter8 Pearl-bordered Fritillary Boloria euphrosyne Struddicks near Looe
 Marsh Fritillary Euphydryas aurinia To celebrate Butterfly Education and Awareness Day, I will take you on a "Virtual Butterfly-watching in Cornwall". Not just for a day but for the WHOLE month of June. My 4th "Virtual Butterfly-watching in Cornwall" is in Garrow Tor to see the rare Marsh Fritillary Euphydryas aurinia. Garrow Tor is a bare, tor-crowned hill, 330 metres (1,080 ft) high, located on Garrow Downs in the northwest of Bodmin Moor. At the summit of Garrow Tor are granite rock outcrops and panoramic views, including Caradon Hill to the south, Rough Tor and Brown Willy to the north, Butter's Tor to the east, clay country to the west and the Atlantic Ocean to the northwest. The hill also bears extensive evidence of early settlement, including a massive stone hedge, Bronze Age settlements and hut circles and Medieval settlements. Long walk, rough ground, picturesque and scenic view. Like me on Facebook: facebook.com/wildlifematters8 Follow me on Twitter: twitter.com/WildlifeMatter8 Follow me on Instagram: instagram.com/wildlifematter8 Marsh Fritillary Euphydryas aurinia More butterfly species! Caterpillar Garrow Tor
 Marsh Fritillary Euphydryas aurinia To celebrate Butterfly Education and Awareness Day, I will take you on a "Virtual Butterfly-watching in Cornwall". Not just for a day but for the WHOLE month of June. My 3rd "Virtual Butterfly-watching in Cornwall" is in Predannack at the Lizard Peninsula to see the rare Marsh Fritillary Euphydryas aurinia. Predannack is own by the National Trust. The Lizard Peninsula is known for its geology and for its rare plants and lies within the Cornwall Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB). The name "Lizard" is most probably a corruption of the Cornish name "Lys Ardh", meaning "high court"; it is purely coincidental that much of the peninsula is composed of serpentinite-bearing rock. The Lizard peninsula's original name may have been the Celtic name "Predannack" ("British one"); during the Iron Age (Pytheas c. 325 BC) and Roman period, Britain was known as Pretannike (in Greek) and as Albion (and Britons the "Pretani"). Long walk, steep hill, picturesque and scenic view. Like me on Facebook: facebook.com/wildlifematters8 Follow me on Twitter: twitter.com/WildlifeMatter8 Follow me on Instagram: instagram.com/wildlifematter8 Marsh Fritillary Euphydryas aurinia More butterfly species! Photoshoot Me and Rob Predannack
 Marsh Fritillary Euphydryas aurinia To celebrate Butterfly Education and Awareness Day, I will take you on a "Virtual Butterfly-watching in Cornwall". Not just for a day but for the WHOLE month of June. My 2nd "Virtual Butterfly-watching in Cornwall" is in Breney Common Nature Reserve to see the rare Marsh Fritillary Euphydryas aurinia. Breney Common must be my most visited nature reserve. We go there every year in April, May, June and July. It has the most amazing flora and fauna, with a rich and diverse habitat. And of course Breney Common has a special place in my heart as I've seen my greatest sighting of all time here - the Lammergeier, the bearded vulture in 23rd May 2016. Easy walk, flat, picturesque and scenic view. Like me on Facebook: facebook.com/wildlifematters8 Follow me on Twitter: twitter.com/WildlifeMatter8 Follow me on Instagram: instagram.com/wildlifematter8 Marsh Fritillary Euphydryas aurinia  23rd May 2016, 4 years ago today, when I've seen and photographed this magnificent Bearded Vulture, also known as the LAMMERGEIER or OSSIFRAGE in Cornwall. Me and Rob Nicholls cannot believe our luck. It was a sunny afternoon, about 2:30pm. We were looking up towards Helman Tor when a large bird, soaring high, came into sight over the ridgeline, heading in a south westerly direction. It’s just gliding gracefully in the sky. The wingspan was probably 9 feet or more, 3 metres. It was very high, maybe up to 2,000 feet and had a small bird in tow - which was not getting too close. The small bird turned out to be a buzzard! The Lammageier did not flap its wings. It was just gliding gracefully across the sky. It was huge and unlike anything usually seen in the skies over Cornwall. Luckily, I was already prepared with my camera and was able to take some pictures. We were able to watch it for about 12 minutes, before it went out of sight. Perhaps a once-in-a-lifetime sighting. It's nice to sometimes be in the right place, at the right time! More butterfly species! Caterpillar Dragonfly and Damselfly Slow Worm Sundews Wildflowers Fungi Up close and personal with the Marsh Fritillary Euphydryas aurinia Helman Tor in the background Gorgeous BlueBells Breney Common Nature Reserve Breney Common Nature Reserve
 Heath Fritillary Melicta athalia Heath Fritillary Melicta athalia Aberration To celebrate Butterfly Education and Awareness Day, I will take you on a "Virtual Butterfly-watching in Cornwall". Not just for a day but for the WHOLE month of June. My first "Virtual Butterfly-watching in Cornwall" is in Greenscoombe Wood Luckett Nature Reserve to see the nationally rare Heath Fritillary Melicta athalia. Would you believe, I celebrated 3 birthdays here. Even my 40th birthday. That's how special this place is. There's no place I would rather be on my special day than in the company of these gorgeous butterflies. Long walk, steep hill, picturesque and scenic view. Like me on Facebook: facebook.com/wildlifematters8 Follow me on Twitter: twitter.com/WildlifeMatter8 Follow me on Instagram: instagram.com/wildlifematter8 Pair of Heath Fritillary Melicta athalia More butterfly species!  1st July 2012, celebrating my 40th Birthday (2010 and 2011 too) Greenscoombe Wood Luckett Nature Reserve Greenscoombe Wood Luckett Nature Reserve Greenscoombe Wood Luckett Nature Reserve Greenscoombe Wood Luckett Nature Reserve Barry Ofield had made a huge contribution on the wildlife in Cornwall particularly on butterflies. If not for Barry, the Heath Fritillary Melicta athalia would have been extinct in Cornwall. With Barry's successful breeding and reintroduction of Heath Fritillary Melicta athalia in Greenscoombe Wood, we're now enjoying seeing this beautiful butterfly fluttering in Cornwall. Barry’s involvement began in early 2007 when he was asked if he could take part in a programme, which would include his efforts in breeding for release, the Heath Fritillary Melicta athalia. Barry and Tom Sleep has previously released in excess of 1500 imagines into Greenscoombe Wood where it had become extinct due to habitat deterioration over the pass 20 years. Barry’s part in 2006-2007 was to breed more adults for another release at Greenscoombe Wood and in Blanchdown Wood, which is on the Devon side of the Tamar River. Filming started on 8 May 2007 and took two days to complete including the release at Blanchdown. The filming and interviews took place at Barry’s home in Pendoggett. The weather on the first day was fine. The second day of filming, it was pouring with rain. Not the ideal conditions for releasing butterflies. An extract from the 2007 BBC programme "Born to be Wild". This article features Barry Ofield breeding Heath Fritillary butterflies for subsequent release at Blanchdown Woods alongside the Tamar in Devon with Dr Caroline Bulman.
 Thanks to modern technology, I can stay in touch with my family and friends around the globe in real time. And the good thing about it is, as long as you have internet, it's all FREE. How great is that. I moved to live in Cornwall, UK in 2009. I have been living here for more than 10 years now. There's not a day that I don't miss my family and friends. My parents lives in the Philippines. My brother Russel and his family lives in Dubai, UAE. My sister Rachel lives in Montreal, Canada. My family are scattered across the globe, in 3 continents. My childhood bestfriends Catherine Reyes lives in Jeddah, KSA and Emerly Tiongsion in the Philippines. My university bestfriends Nelinda Cupino Buazon lives in USA and Liezl Manaloto Ceballos in the Philippines. Marilou Gulay Bostock lives in Walton on the Naze, Rachel Yumul in Italy, Ethel Dimayuga Roberto in USA, Maricar Arribe in UAE, Estelman Datu Mamadra in UAE, Florida Penilla in UAE, Myrna Samson Lazareto in the Philippines, Mylah Quintos in Australia and many more... At the moment, I'm using Facebook Messenger and Google Hangouts Meet to communicate with my family; Facebook Messenger with my childhood friends; Facebook Messenger and Zoom with my university friends. Since the coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19) outbreak, the importance of Virtual Communication and Social Media became more apparent. With the "lockdown" and "social distancing", we have been using virtual communication for chatting with family and friends, office and club meetings and others. Social Media is a great way to share important information, news and updates.   FAMILY mommy Angie and daddy Leon (Philippines) Me and Rob (UK) brother Russel, sis-in-law Myla, nephew Gabriel Angelo and Miguel Angelo (UAE) sistah Rachel (Canada)
Nephew: Gabriel Angelo and Miguel Angelo Whenever my brother send me photos and videos of my 2 smart and adorable nephew Gabriel Angelo and Miguel Angelo, my heart is very happy. I watched their videos a dozen times. Gabriel and Miguel are very creative and artistic. Their paintings and sketches are excellent. They are also a brilliant film maker and video editor. They are also a good dancer, singer and video player. Multi-lingual too. They speak English, Arabic and French. These 2 boys brings sooo much joy to our family.
CHILDHOOD FRIENDS Catherine Reyes (KSA) and Emerly Tiongson de Jesus (Philippines)
COLLEGE of DENTISTRY FRIENDS Nelinda Cupino Buazon (USA), Liezl Manaloto Ceballos (Philippines), Malu Gulay Bostock (UK), Rachel Yumul (Italy), Maricar Arribe (UAE), Florida Penilla (UAE), Ethel Dimayuga Roberto (USA) Not in Photo Estermal Datu Mamadra (UAE), Mylah Quintos Masa (Australia), Myrna Samson Lazareto (Philippines) I am a huge fan of Social Media. I love facebook, instagram and twitter. But of course, not all people share my feelings. Some even think that Social Media is bad. In my opinion, it's not the Social Media who's bad, but the people who are "mis-using " it. You have to be responsible of your own action. Don't blame it on Social Media.
I love taking photos of beauty and wonder of nature and wildlife. I love going out for a walk around the spectacular and picturesque countryside of Cornwall. I will keep on posting and sharing my photos with my family and friends. I enjoy doing it and I am happy. I really enjoy looking at the photos of my friend and family too. I will continue using Social Media and I am really grateful to the founders of all these amazing companies because it keep us connected with our family and friends. Follow me on Twitter: twitter.com/ilovecornwall8 Follow me on Instagram: instagram.com/ilovecornwall8 Like me on Facebook: facebook.com/wildlifematters8 Follow me on Twitter: twitter.com/WildlifeMatter8 Follow me on Instagram: instagram.com/wildlifematter8 Like me on Facebook: facebook.com/cornwallmatters8 Follow me on Twitter: twitter.com/CornwallMatter8 Follow me on Instagram: instagram.com/cornwallmatter8 Thanks to Chloe Niles, I had my very first indulgence since the lockdown. An extra large Cornish Pasty for our breakfast. Delivered at 9:30am, freshly baked and still warm from Nile's Bakery. We also got Saffron Buns, Sugar-coated Donuts, Caramel Slices and Loaf Bread. Our house is wafting of this amazing aroma of freshly baked goodies. A pasty is a baked pastry, a traditional variety of which is particularly associated with Cornwall. It is made by placing an uncooked filling, typically meat and vegetables, on one half of a flat shortcrust pastry circle, folding the pastry in half to wrap the filling in a semicircle and crimping the curved edge to form a seal before baking. The traditional Cornish Pasty, which since 2011 has Protected Geographical Indication (PGI) status in Europe, is filled with beef, sliced or diced potato, swede (turnip) and onion, seasoned with salt and pepper, and baked. Today, the pasty is the food most associated with Cornwall. It is regarded as the national dish and accounts for 6% of the Cornish food economy. Pasties with many different fillings are made and some shops specialise in selling all sorts of pasties. A Saffron Bun, Cornish tea treat bun or revel bun, is a rich, spiced yeast-leavened sweet bun that is flavoured with saffron and contains dried fruit including currants and raisins similar to a teacake. The main ingredients are plain flour, butter, yeast, caster sugar, currants and sultanas. At times like this, especially when you're self-isolating coz you're high risk and working from home, you got to have a little bit of indulgence. I'm really grateful to Chloe and Nile's Bakery for delivering this treat. What are you waiting for? Order yours now! Nile's Bakery Telephone No: 07432 264 537 Website: restaurantwebexperts.com/NilesBakery Facebook Page: www.facebook.com/Niles-Bakery-1449564778684768  Cornish Pasty This pasty is simply the best. It's sooo delicious. Just cooked to perfection.  Saffron Bun  Sugar-coated Donuts  Caramel Slice
Rachel Yumul is one of my dear old friends. I met her in 1989 during our university days at the university of the East. I have so many fond memories of her. She is truly a friend for keeps. In 1992, she move to SA Genova to be with her mother. Rachel has an 18 year old son, handsome boy named Pierre. Fast forward, it's now 2020 and we are all in lockdown due to the coronavirus pandemic. We have been chatting with our others friends in ZOOM and MESSENGER. 26 April 2020, we were in ZOOM with the following: Me (Cornwall), Rachel Yumul (Genova), Dr Florida Penilla (Dubai) and Dr Malu Bostock (Walton on the Naze). 27 April 2020, we were in MESSENGER with the following: Me (Cornwall), Rachel Yumul (Genova), Dr Nelinda Cupino Buazon (California) and Dr Malu Bostock (Walton on the Naze). It's really great to reconnect and catch up with old friends. Rachel is lovely, sweet and kind friend. She is also a very talented artist. Her paintings are stunning. She is also good in cooking and preparing luscious and decadent meals. She has started her own YouTube channel to share her skills and talents. So please, watch and subscribe to Rachel's YouTube channel. Rachel's gorgeous paintings. Rachel's homecooked meals and drink. Please watch and subscribe to Rachel's YouTube channel. |
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