My photo was taken during a family walk along the River Evenlode near North Leigh Roman Villa. It was rather cool and drizzly, so this sighting provided an unexpected 'bright spot' on the day:
Mike
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- Sun Dec 30, 2018 10:55 pm
- Forum: Orange-tip
- Topic: Orange-tip - Favourite Photo of 2018
- Replies: 18
- Views: 3582
- Thu Dec 27, 2018 10:09 pm
- Forum: Photography
- Topic: Advice for a friend
- Replies: 8
- Views: 3840
Re: Advice for a friend
When I visited Sabah in 2015, I chose an Olympus E-M5 camera for reasons explained on my website at http://home.btconnect.com/mike.flemming/Sabah2015/Sabah2015.htm In my opinion bridge cameras are frustratingly slow for wildlife, leading to missed shots, while DLSRs, or at least their lenses, are to...
- Mon Dec 24, 2018 11:58 am
- Forum: Meadow Brown
- Topic: Meadow Brown - Favourite Photo of 2018
- Replies: 11
- Views: 5271
Re: Meadow Brown - Favourite Photo of 2018
This pale example was very well camouflaged amongst the sun-burned, cut grass on Otmoor, Oxon. MeadowBrown_2018.jpg (my ISO setting was high, because I had been combing the hedgerows for Brown Hairstreaks and literally stumbled on this pale Brown in the open meadow - success with the BH came later t...
- Tue Dec 18, 2018 1:56 pm
- Forum: Marbled White
- Topic: Marbled White - Favourite Photo of 2018
- Replies: 10
- Views: 6194
Re: Marbled White - Favourite Photo of 2018
My photo was taken in a relative's 'wild garden' in Somerset. We were pleased to find that the Marbled Whites had just emerged, in time for her Birthday party!
Mike
Mike
- Tue Dec 04, 2018 1:33 pm
- Forum: Holly Blue
- Topic: Holly Blue - Favourite Photo of 2018
- Replies: 13
- Views: 3617
Re: Holly Blue - Favourite Photo of 2018
For my 'favourite', I return to a fortuitous encounter with a mating pair, which I spotted outside my 'office' window while I was processing some earlier butterfly photos. I've previously described the encounter in detail in my diary . I selected this particular shot because it shows both the mating...
- Sat Dec 01, 2018 6:48 pm
- Forum: Personal Diaries
- Topic: Goldie M
- Replies: 4388
- Views: 3032719
Re: Goldie M
I agree with Bugboy: that's a very handsome male. You might want to check the flight-lines between that tree and your feeders, so that you don't make it too easy for him. We put some netting across the direct path, to deter the Sprawks from using our feeders as a fast-food outlet.
Mike
Mike
- Thu Nov 29, 2018 9:03 pm
- Forum: Gatekeeper
- Topic: Gatekeeper - Favourite Photo of 2018
- Replies: 14
- Views: 6098
Re: Gatekeeper - Favourite Photo of 2018
This species had a disappointing year locally. I saw the first one on 21st June, but after a brief peak in mid-July, the last sighting was very early - 1st August. Here is a pairing from 9th July.GK pair2 090718.JPG Dave A beautiful photo, Dave, I love the soft colours and the way the butterflies s...
- Mon Nov 26, 2018 7:20 pm
- Forum: Green-veined White
- Topic: Green-veined White - Favourite Photo of 2018
- Replies: 14
- Views: 6690
Re: Green-veined White - Favourite Photo of 2018
Why have one or two when you can have four? My photo was taken during a memorable visit to the local Garden Centre, during the hot and dry summer. Numbers of both Small and GvWhites were 'mud-puddling' where hoses had been used on the plants. I chose this particular photo, from the many that I took,...
- Sun Nov 25, 2018 7:15 pm
- Forum: Photography
- Topic: iPhone photo technology
- Replies: 5
- Views: 3032
iPhone photo technology
For some time, iPhones have been leading 'real' cameras in several ways, especially in terms of their user interface. At the UK Butterflies recent 'social', I showed some of the members there one of the newest capabilities available on recent iPhone models. Software enables them to create the out-of...
- Fri Nov 23, 2018 5:43 pm
- Forum: Field Trips and Events
- Topic: Winter Social 2018/2019
- Replies: 60
- Views: 24158
Re: Winter Social 2018
Hoping to make it tomorrow, although may be a little late.
Mike
Mike
- Tue Nov 20, 2018 11:27 pm
- Forum: Green Hairstreak
- Topic: Green Hairstreak - Favourite Photo of 2018
- Replies: 18
- Views: 7018
Re: Green Hairstreak - Favourite Photo of 2018
All my photos of Green Hairstreaks this year were taken during one memorable day at Bradenham Woods. Most of my photos were conventional side-on photos, so I chose this one as being a little different and for showing the brilliance of the iridescent colour in sunlight.
Mike
Mike
- Fri Nov 16, 2018 8:46 pm
- Forum: Personal Diaries
- Topic: Goldie M
- Replies: 4388
- Views: 3032719
Re: Goldie M
When I see the young Starlings in the garden, I find it quite easy to accept that birds are descendants of dinosaurs. It's always a pleasure to see Goldfinches in the garden and they bring such a delightful twittering as well. It's often surrprising what turns up in gardens during the winter. We hav...
- Wed Nov 14, 2018 10:12 pm
- Forum: Sightings
- Topic: November 2018
- Replies: 18
- Views: 4210
Re: November 2018
or, perhaps, a case of nature's constant opportunism - after all, if climate change is real, these are the adaptations that will succeed in the new environment.essexbuzzard wrote:How extraordinary, a case of nature gone wrong!
- Sun Nov 11, 2018 11:27 pm
- Forum: Gatekeeper
- Topic: Gatekeeper - Favourite Photo of 2018
- Replies: 14
- Views: 6098
Re: Gatekeeper - Favourite Photo of 2018
No room for manoeuvre here, as I only took one shot of this species, when it took a subordinate role during my search for Brown Hairstreaks along the Roman Road onto Otmoor, Oxon.
Mike
Mike
- Sun Nov 11, 2018 11:14 pm
- Forum: Duke of Burgundy
- Topic: Duke of Burgundy - Favourite Photo of 2018
- Replies: 10
- Views: 6055
Re: Duke of Burgundy - Favourite Photo of 2018
This was a special butterflying day for me. As I described in my diary , my son and I first photographed this species at Bradenham Woods in 1990. In the intervening years, the species died out at the site but has now been re-introduced successfully, so we returned this year for another visit togethe...
- Fri Nov 09, 2018 7:42 pm
- Forum: Common Blue
- Topic: Common Blue - Favourite Photo of 2018
- Replies: 15
- Views: 5527
Re: Common Blue - Favourite Photo of 2018
I only seem to have pointed my camera at one of these butterflies this last season, so choosing has not been a problem. It's a pretty 'average' specimen - some wear on the fringes, a tear in one wing - a representative of the 'common man' :) CommonBlue2018.jpg Lets hope this species continues to be ...
- Wed Nov 07, 2018 11:49 am
- Forum: Dingy Skipper
- Topic: Dingy Skipper - Favourite Photo of 2018
- Replies: 14
- Views: 5850
Re: Dingy Skipper - Favourite Photo of 2018
This one was taken during a Spring walk amongst the Bluebells at the BBOWT Warburg reserve near Henley on Thames. Despite the distractions from a Grand-child, I grabbed this shot of a Dingy Skipper, looking very strongly marked in the bright sunshine:
Mike
Mike
- Sun Oct 28, 2018 11:00 pm
- Forum: Comma
- Topic: Comma - Favourite Photo of 2018
- Replies: 12
- Views: 5651
Re: Comma - Favourite Photo of 2018
I had a memorable morning at Bucknell Wood, near Silverstone, on 3rd July, when It was very warm and sunny. It was one of those days when the edges of the rides and open areas seemed to be alive with clouds of butterflies! My objective was the Silver-washed Fritillary but my photo of those will have...
- Wed Oct 24, 2018 1:03 pm
- Forum: Brown Hairstreak
- Topic: Brown Hairstreak - Favourite Photo of 2018
- Replies: 9
- Views: 2716
Re: Brown Hairstreak - Favourite Photo of 2018
I nearly missed seeing this species this year. I failed to spot any, during my walk along the Roman Road from Beckley onto Otmoor, Oxon. Fortunately, as I was returning, I met some other butterfliers, who had just seen one busily feeding and, fortunately, it was still there and happy to pose for a f...
- Wed Oct 24, 2018 12:49 pm
- Forum: Brown Argus
- Topic: Brown Argus - Favourite Photo of 2018
- Replies: 18
- Views: 7754
Re: Brown Argus - Favourite Photo of 2018
I rarely set out with the aim of seeing a Brown Argus but it is always a pleasure when one turns up. They often surprise me with their small-ness and the contrast between the pearl grey underside and the rich chocolate of their upper-side wings. This one was at Aston Rowant on a day when my 'target'...