Sarah Cuttle
@sarahcuttle.bsky.social
Garden and location photographer based in Kent . Garden features available www.thegardenpictorial.com
Can occasionally be found at my allotment 🥕
www.sarahcuttle.co.uk
Can occasionally be found at my allotment 🥕
www.sarahcuttle.co.uk
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Green with envy... we've spent today exploring the wooded areas and forest margins of Tenerife, in search of two special green orchids - Canarian endemic Habenaria tridactylites, and shy Mediterranean & Macaronesian specialty Gennaria diphylla. Both seen very well indeed! 💚
February 1, 2026 at 6:05 PM
Green with envy... we've spent today exploring the wooded areas and forest margins of Tenerife, in search of two special green orchids - Canarian endemic Habenaria tridactylites, and shy Mediterranean & Macaronesian specialty Gennaria diphylla. Both seen very well indeed! 💚
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Our January sale on 2026 tours with remaining spaces available to book upon them finishes tomorrow - any week-long 2026 tour booked before 1 February qualifies for £100 off the list price.
Full list of tours & availability of places here on our website:
www.mariposanature.com/calendar
Full list of tours & availability of places here on our website:
www.mariposanature.com/calendar
January 31, 2026 at 8:46 AM
Our January sale on 2026 tours with remaining spaces available to book upon them finishes tomorrow - any week-long 2026 tour booked before 1 February qualifies for £100 off the list price.
Full list of tours & availability of places here on our website:
www.mariposanature.com/calendar
Full list of tours & availability of places here on our website:
www.mariposanature.com/calendar
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Tour update 🚨
We know we're the #1 choice for orchid-hunting holidays, and our guests know it too. Four more places on our flagship #OrchidsOfRhodes went today, just three places left available for 2028. The 2026 & 2027 tours are both long fully booked...
www.mariposanature.com/tours/botani...
We know we're the #1 choice for orchid-hunting holidays, and our guests know it too. Four more places on our flagship #OrchidsOfRhodes went today, just three places left available for 2028. The 2026 & 2027 tours are both long fully booked...
www.mariposanature.com/tours/botani...
January 31, 2026 at 6:19 PM
Tour update 🚨
We know we're the #1 choice for orchid-hunting holidays, and our guests know it too. Four more places on our flagship #OrchidsOfRhodes went today, just three places left available for 2028. The 2026 & 2027 tours are both long fully booked...
www.mariposanature.com/tours/botani...
We know we're the #1 choice for orchid-hunting holidays, and our guests know it too. Four more places on our flagship #OrchidsOfRhodes went today, just three places left available for 2028. The 2026 & 2027 tours are both long fully booked...
www.mariposanature.com/tours/botani...
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While many of our tours are fully booked, there are still just a few places left available on some of our butterfly or orchid tours in 2026.
Until 1 February, we're offering £100 off those final places - so you've a week left to bag a discount. 😊
www.mariposanature.com/calendar
Until 1 February, we're offering £100 off those final places - so you've a week left to bag a discount. 😊
www.mariposanature.com/calendar
January 24, 2026 at 10:40 AM
While many of our tours are fully booked, there are still just a few places left available on some of our butterfly or orchid tours in 2026.
Until 1 February, we're offering £100 off those final places - so you've a week left to bag a discount. 😊
www.mariposanature.com/calendar
Until 1 February, we're offering £100 off those final places - so you've a week left to bag a discount. 😊
www.mariposanature.com/calendar
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It's no exaggeration to say the #OrchidsOfRhodes tour that my good pal @thenewgalaxy.bsky.social and I have developed is something of a love story. We love looking for orchids all over Europe and beyond. We love sharing them with guests. And we love seeing the joy the tours bring to all involved.
Tour update 🚨
As of this evening, the first two bookings have been made for the 2028 edition of our unrivalled #OrchidsOfRhodes tour. These tours fill years in advance, and for good reason - there's simply no orchid tour that bears comparison with them. #orchids
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As of this evening, the first two bookings have been made for the 2028 edition of our unrivalled #OrchidsOfRhodes tour. These tours fill years in advance, and for good reason - there's simply no orchid tour that bears comparison with them. #orchids
mariposanature.com/tours/botani...
January 19, 2026 at 7:30 PM
It's no exaggeration to say the #OrchidsOfRhodes tour that my good pal @thenewgalaxy.bsky.social and I have developed is something of a love story. We love looking for orchids all over Europe and beyond. We love sharing them with guests. And we love seeing the joy the tours bring to all involved.
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Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #FeedingTime. Here's a Planalto Hermit feeding at a heliconia in Brazil. I will never cease to be in awe of hummingbirds - as the great nature writer Tim Dee said to me, they're birds 2.0, an upgrade.
#Birds #Photography #Hummingbird #NaturePhotography #EastCoastKin
#Birds #Photography #Hummingbird #NaturePhotography #EastCoastKin
January 20, 2026 at 9:26 AM
Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #FeedingTime. Here's a Planalto Hermit feeding at a heliconia in Brazil. I will never cease to be in awe of hummingbirds - as the great nature writer Tim Dee said to me, they're birds 2.0, an upgrade.
#Birds #Photography #Hummingbird #NaturePhotography #EastCoastKin
#Birds #Photography #Hummingbird #NaturePhotography #EastCoastKin
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Good morning & welcome to a new week.
This week's featured tour is Orchids of Sardinia, and it's the only 2026 orchid tour with any remaining availability! It's a guaranteed departure, and generates a donation to support the work of @bsbibotany.bsky.social. (1/2)
mariposanature.com/tours/botani...
This week's featured tour is Orchids of Sardinia, and it's the only 2026 orchid tour with any remaining availability! It's a guaranteed departure, and generates a donation to support the work of @bsbibotany.bsky.social. (1/2)
mariposanature.com/tours/botani...
January 19, 2026 at 8:52 AM
Good morning & welcome to a new week.
This week's featured tour is Orchids of Sardinia, and it's the only 2026 orchid tour with any remaining availability! It's a guaranteed departure, and generates a donation to support the work of @bsbibotany.bsky.social. (1/2)
mariposanature.com/tours/botani...
This week's featured tour is Orchids of Sardinia, and it's the only 2026 orchid tour with any remaining availability! It's a guaranteed departure, and generates a donation to support the work of @bsbibotany.bsky.social. (1/2)
mariposanature.com/tours/botani...
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Meanwhile, Mariposa co-founder and tour leader @dunnjons.bsky.social is busy writing a new orchid book this winter. He says it's a fine distraction from the snow falling sideways outside his Shetland home.
We'll be sharing more insights into our leaders' wild lives in the coming days and weeks. 😉
We'll be sharing more insights into our leaders' wild lives in the coming days and weeks. 😉
Right then, tongue-orchids, let's be having you. Today I #amwriting all about the various twists and turns of tongues in England in recent decades. There's a LOT to get licked before the 5pm whistle...
#orchids
#orchids
January 3, 2026 at 9:49 AM
Meanwhile, Mariposa co-founder and tour leader @dunnjons.bsky.social is busy writing a new orchid book this winter. He says it's a fine distraction from the snow falling sideways outside his Shetland home.
We'll be sharing more insights into our leaders' wild lives in the coming days and weeks. 😉
We'll be sharing more insights into our leaders' wild lives in the coming days and weeks. 😉
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Happy New Year from us all here at Team Mariposa!
Wishing you a year ahead filled with friendship, happiness, good health, and wildlife wonders.
Butterflies and orchids will always have a special place in our hearts, so how better to celebrate the dawn of a new year than with them.
Wishing you a year ahead filled with friendship, happiness, good health, and wildlife wonders.
Butterflies and orchids will always have a special place in our hearts, so how better to celebrate the dawn of a new year than with them.
January 1, 2026 at 12:00 AM
Happy New Year from us all here at Team Mariposa!
Wishing you a year ahead filled with friendship, happiness, good health, and wildlife wonders.
Butterflies and orchids will always have a special place in our hearts, so how better to celebrate the dawn of a new year than with them.
Wishing you a year ahead filled with friendship, happiness, good health, and wildlife wonders.
Butterflies and orchids will always have a special place in our hearts, so how better to celebrate the dawn of a new year than with them.
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As we close in on the turn of the year, here are my top three natural history moments of 2025. Starting today with Goodyera macrophylla, seen on Madeira with @thenewgalaxy.bsky.social. A hugely rare #orchid, sure, but the experience made all the better for being shared with a top friend.
December 29, 2025 at 10:29 AM
As we close in on the turn of the year, here are my top three natural history moments of 2025. Starting today with Goodyera macrophylla, seen on Madeira with @thenewgalaxy.bsky.social. A hugely rare #orchid, sure, but the experience made all the better for being shared with a top friend.
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In July 2026, the brilliant Pallas's Fritillary & Late Summer Butterflies of Hungary tour Jon was co-leading this year will feature another close friend and core Team Mariposa leader alongside János, the superb butterfly ecologist @jpcancela.bsky.social. (2/2)
www.mariposanature.com/tours/butter...
www.mariposanature.com/tours/butter...
Pallas's Fritillary and Late Summer Butterflies of Hungary
This is an exclusive tour, exploring the Carpathian foothills of northern Hungary, in search of one of Europe's most charismatic fritillaries, the beautiful Pallas's Fritillary, and a fine range of la...
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December 30, 2025 at 7:42 AM
In July 2026, the brilliant Pallas's Fritillary & Late Summer Butterflies of Hungary tour Jon was co-leading this year will feature another close friend and core Team Mariposa leader alongside János, the superb butterfly ecologist @jpcancela.bsky.social. (2/2)
www.mariposanature.com/tours/butter...
www.mariposanature.com/tours/butter...
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Building strong relationships with the countries we visit, the family-operated hotels whose warm hospitality we enjoy, and the local guides we work with, is a core part of our ethos. Jon and János have been friends for over 15 years, and János is a core and highly valued part of Team Mariposa. (1/2)
Another wildlife highlight of the past year was returning to Hungary, on the 30th anniversary of my first visit there. Sought-after butterfly delights seen there, with my good friend János Oláh for company, included Lesser Clouded Yellow and Pallas's Fritillary.
December 30, 2025 at 7:40 AM
Building strong relationships with the countries we visit, the family-operated hotels whose warm hospitality we enjoy, and the local guides we work with, is a core part of our ethos. Jon and János have been friends for over 15 years, and János is a core and highly valued part of Team Mariposa. (1/2)
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Tour update 🚨
As of this afternoon, our Spring Butterflies of the French Pyrenees tour is now a guaranteed departure in May 2026. We love returning to the butterflies here, and we love the donation it generates to help the work of @europebutterfly.bsky.social.
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As of this afternoon, our Spring Butterflies of the French Pyrenees tour is now a guaranteed departure in May 2026. We love returning to the butterflies here, and we love the donation it generates to help the work of @europebutterfly.bsky.social.
mariposanature.com/tours/butter...
December 30, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Tour update 🚨
As of this afternoon, our Spring Butterflies of the French Pyrenees tour is now a guaranteed departure in May 2026. We love returning to the butterflies here, and we love the donation it generates to help the work of @europebutterfly.bsky.social.
mariposanature.com/tours/butter...
As of this afternoon, our Spring Butterflies of the French Pyrenees tour is now a guaranteed departure in May 2026. We love returning to the butterflies here, and we love the donation it generates to help the work of @europebutterfly.bsky.social.
mariposanature.com/tours/butter...
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Another of the dozens of exquisite Ophrys bee orchid species we see annually on our #OrchidsOfRhodes tour - the ultimate orchid-hunting holiday on Rhodes. Understandably, it's extremely popular - just 3 places remain available to join us there in 2027:
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December 20, 2025 at 9:31 AM
Another of the dozens of exquisite Ophrys bee orchid species we see annually on our #OrchidsOfRhodes tour - the ultimate orchid-hunting holiday on Rhodes. Understandably, it's extremely popular - just 3 places remain available to join us there in 2027:
mariposanature.com/tours/botani...
mariposanature.com/tours/botani...
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If you're heading into town today on a Christmas present-shopping mission, and are feeling a little short of inspiration, why not consider giving an orchids of Kent day-trip as a gift?
There are two dates to choose from (30 or 31 May). Full details on our website:
mariposanature.com/calendar
There are two dates to choose from (30 or 31 May). Full details on our website:
mariposanature.com/calendar
Day 20 of our #AdventCalendar takes us to Kent, where the woods and chalk grasslands in May harbour Fly Orchids, always popular with our guests on our orchid day trips there - and, for that matter, with the local insect life too! #orchids
December 20, 2025 at 9:32 AM
If you're heading into town today on a Christmas present-shopping mission, and are feeling a little short of inspiration, why not consider giving an orchids of Kent day-trip as a gift?
There are two dates to choose from (30 or 31 May). Full details on our website:
mariposanature.com/calendar
There are two dates to choose from (30 or 31 May). Full details on our website:
mariposanature.com/calendar
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We thought it would be fun to do a countdown to #Christmas - twelve seasonal songs with a wildlife twist!
Starting this evening with Jingle Bells, sung by Sinatra because, frankly, the golden bells of Rhodes Fritillary deserve none other.
youtu.be/-aQw3DoGuqs?...
Starting this evening with Jingle Bells, sung by Sinatra because, frankly, the golden bells of Rhodes Fritillary deserve none other.
youtu.be/-aQw3DoGuqs?...
December 12, 2025 at 7:02 PM
We thought it would be fun to do a countdown to #Christmas - twelve seasonal songs with a wildlife twist!
Starting this evening with Jingle Bells, sung by Sinatra because, frankly, the golden bells of Rhodes Fritillary deserve none other.
youtu.be/-aQw3DoGuqs?...
Starting this evening with Jingle Bells, sung by Sinatra because, frankly, the golden bells of Rhodes Fritillary deserve none other.
youtu.be/-aQw3DoGuqs?...
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Blimey. There's suddenly a LOT more people here. Hello! For those who weren't on the bird site and don't already know, amongst other things, I write stuff, and with Christmas coming up, maybe a joyful book about orchids, or one about hummingbirds, might be a colourful antidote to winter and Now?
November 14, 2024 at 9:14 AM
Blimey. There's suddenly a LOT more people here. Hello! For those who weren't on the bird site and don't already know, amongst other things, I write stuff, and with Christmas coming up, maybe a joyful book about orchids, or one about hummingbirds, might be a colourful antidote to winter and Now?
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The emperor has no clothes! Very much looking forward to sharing true stories about the little man of Rhodes - and other orchid tales - with @bsbibotany.bsky.social conference attendees this weekend. See you there.
November 28, 2025 at 8:18 AM
The emperor has no clothes! Very much looking forward to sharing true stories about the little man of Rhodes - and other orchid tales - with @bsbibotany.bsky.social conference attendees this weekend. See you there.
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Like all our butterfly tours, Summer Butterflies of the Spanish Pyrenees next July offers ample opportunities for guests to take their time to enjoy their photography, and to take home beautiful lasting memories.
#NaturePhotography
#NaturePhotography
November 20, 2025 at 8:32 AM
Like all our butterfly tours, Summer Butterflies of the Spanish Pyrenees next July offers ample opportunities for guests to take their time to enjoy their photography, and to take home beautiful lasting memories.
#NaturePhotography
#NaturePhotography
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Every autumn, millions of animals migrate south in search of warmer climes in which to overwinter.
Sadly, some don’t survive the journey. Migration is a testing time for the young and inexperienced. This Morrisons trolley won’t reach its wintering grounds, nor return to breed next spring.
Sadly, some don’t survive the journey. Migration is a testing time for the young and inexperienced. This Morrisons trolley won’t reach its wintering grounds, nor return to breed next spring.
October 24, 2025 at 6:26 AM
Every autumn, millions of animals migrate south in search of warmer climes in which to overwinter.
Sadly, some don’t survive the journey. Migration is a testing time for the young and inexperienced. This Morrisons trolley won’t reach its wintering grounds, nor return to breed next spring.
Sadly, some don’t survive the journey. Migration is a testing time for the young and inexperienced. This Morrisons trolley won’t reach its wintering grounds, nor return to breed next spring.
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Just three places remain available now to join us next year for our Late Spring Orchids of Sicily tour, led by 'Orchid Summer' author Jon Dunn, and local Sicilian naturalist legend Andrea Corso. As the Sicilians say, amuninni!
www.mariposanature.com/tours/botani...
www.mariposanature.com/tours/botani...
September 27, 2025 at 5:24 AM
Just three places remain available now to join us next year for our Late Spring Orchids of Sicily tour, led by 'Orchid Summer' author Jon Dunn, and local Sicilian naturalist legend Andrea Corso. As the Sicilians say, amuninni!
www.mariposanature.com/tours/botani...
www.mariposanature.com/tours/botani...
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Postcard from the field from our Madeira tour:
While butterflies are in short supply in terms of overall species present on Madeira, the island's home to some special endemics. Madeiran Speckled Wood is a charming and charismatic example we're all enjoying seeing regularly.
While butterflies are in short supply in terms of overall species present on Madeira, the island's home to some special endemics. Madeiran Speckled Wood is a charming and charismatic example we're all enjoying seeing regularly.
Every day so far this week there's been an encounter with Madeiran Speckled Wood. They're usually flirting and dog-fighting with one another, but occasionally one stops for a rest.
August 25, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Postcard from the field from our Madeira tour:
While butterflies are in short supply in terms of overall species present on Madeira, the island's home to some special endemics. Madeiran Speckled Wood is a charming and charismatic example we're all enjoying seeing regularly.
While butterflies are in short supply in terms of overall species present on Madeira, the island's home to some special endemics. Madeiran Speckled Wood is a charming and charismatic example we're all enjoying seeing regularly.
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Quick BOC shot before I fall asleep here - a smart, fresh Eastern Baton Blue this afternoon near our hotel here in Hungary. It’s so good to be back in this friendly country - I first came here 30 years ago and, while much has changed in the interim, the butterflies and the warm welcome remain.
July 18, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Quick BOC shot before I fall asleep here - a smart, fresh Eastern Baton Blue this afternoon near our hotel here in Hungary. It’s so good to be back in this friendly country - I first came here 30 years ago and, while much has changed in the interim, the butterflies and the warm welcome remain.
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Postcard from the field, from Juan Pablo Cancela, leading our Butterflies of North Greece tour this week:
We all enjoyed close views of intricately marked Lattice Brown yesterday. This mating pair weren't hanging around - newly emerged, and quickly making more Lattice Brown!
#butterflies
We all enjoyed close views of intricately marked Lattice Brown yesterday. This mating pair weren't hanging around - newly emerged, and quickly making more Lattice Brown!
#butterflies
June 13, 2025 at 7:53 AM
Postcard from the field, from Juan Pablo Cancela, leading our Butterflies of North Greece tour this week:
We all enjoyed close views of intricately marked Lattice Brown yesterday. This mating pair weren't hanging around - newly emerged, and quickly making more Lattice Brown!
#butterflies
We all enjoyed close views of intricately marked Lattice Brown yesterday. This mating pair weren't hanging around - newly emerged, and quickly making more Lattice Brown!
#butterflies
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Today's #FrohawkFriday, the day we celebrate the butterfly studies & artwork of FW Frohawk.
This week's featured species is the Peacock, arguably the most beautiful of all European #butterflies with those large, iridescent pseudo-eyes set upon rich burnt umber velvet wings.
This week's featured species is the Peacock, arguably the most beautiful of all European #butterflies with those large, iridescent pseudo-eyes set upon rich burnt umber velvet wings.
June 13, 2025 at 7:35 AM
Today's #FrohawkFriday, the day we celebrate the butterfly studies & artwork of FW Frohawk.
This week's featured species is the Peacock, arguably the most beautiful of all European #butterflies with those large, iridescent pseudo-eyes set upon rich burnt umber velvet wings.
This week's featured species is the Peacock, arguably the most beautiful of all European #butterflies with those large, iridescent pseudo-eyes set upon rich burnt umber velvet wings.