Son Bou Villa Holidays

A beautiful island no matter whose eyes you see it through, Menorca is a favourite resort for tourists, and in particular for birdwatchers.   However, it seems it’s not just birds that the twitchers are finding to enjoy, but bugs too.  Impressive insects inhabit all areas of the resorts of Menorca – Son Bou, San Jaime, Torre Soli Nou and many many others.

Butterflies
Not just home to the longest beach in Menorca, Son Bou is also known for the dunes and reed beds behind the beach, which act almost as a homing beacon for insects.  There you will find all manner of bright and beautiful butterflies, each of their wings featuring more vivid and varied colours than you can possibly imagine.  Though they may be smaller than birds, butterflies are certainly just as photogenic – if you can make them sit still for long enough.

Caterpillars
Of course, where there are butterflies there will also be caterpillars, but the caterpillars you will see in Menorca – Son Bou included – are not quite like the ones you will see at home.  Though the population can occasionally get a little too high, for the most part you will find them to be multi-coloured and most impressive to look at!  When you see the colouring of the caterpillars, it is not hard to see why they turn into the beautiful butterflies that they do.

Dragonflies
There are many dragonflies in Menorca.  Son Bou’s nature reserve in particular is a great place to spot them as they make the most of the flowers and the reed beds. Often flying in pairs, dragonflies are not only large enough to spot, but certainly colourful enough too.  Fast-moving but great fun, these insects may not stay still long enough to get a photo, but you’ll certainly remember them for a while!

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