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Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge: Letter N

Posted on November 21, 2017 by shail

This week is Letter N – Needs to start with the letter N.

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Neptis hylas (Common Sailor) in my backyard

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Neophron percnopterus (Egyptian Vulture), Muscat, Oman.

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Novel (a gift from a dear friend)

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Neptis hylas

Posted on June 16, 2015 by shail

Or Common Sailor.

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9.236.365 Sailor on the roof

Posted on September 11, 2014 by shail

Common Sailor, resting on the roof. It was too good an opportunity to pass up. 🙂

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8.224.365 Neptis hylas

Posted on August 27, 2014 by shail

Neptis hylas or the Common Sailor has a characteristic stiff gliding flight achieved by short and shallow wingbeats just above the horizontal. (Wiki)

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6.164.365 Common Sailors

Posted on June 13, 2014 by shail

I am not really good at this, photographing butterflies dancing around each other all over the place. But still, here it is, a picture of a pair of Common Sailors, my first attempt at catching non-stationary butterflies.

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1.14.365 Common Sailer

Posted on January 14, 2014 by shail

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365.261.10 Common Sailer

Posted on October 9, 2013 by shail

Neptis hylas, sometimes known as the Common Sailer, is a species of nymphalid butterfly found in South Asia and Southeast Asia. It has a characteristic stiff gliding flight achieved by short and shallow wingbeats just above the horizontal. (Wiki)

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