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Hi Trevor. Blink and you'll miss the transition from winter to mid spring.
Thanks, David. I expect to see the heat suppression of butterfly activity in the midsummer months, but it's seldom observed in April.
BWs, Neil
I like the style. Now they will HAVE to buy the bookNeil: John: page 251 of The Butterflies of Sussex will give you the grid refs for the best areas. The book provides detailed locations for every Sussex species (in most cases top five sites) in a 'Where to watch' summary box.
Thanks for the insight, Neil. I've seen some of the overseas pyrgus settling a metre or more up, but normally our malvae keeps near the ground, so you did really well to get that image.Neil Hulme wrote: I always think that the key to butterfly photography is field craft - the more of the critters you find, the more and better the opportunities. On this occasion I found six sleepy Grizzleds in about ten minutes, but only this one was sitting in the right place for a skyward shot. These deadheads are about a metre tall, so you can get down low enough (assuming a degree of flexibility) to shoot upwards. As the butterfly appeared very dark against the blue sky, I used (very soft) flash to illuminate it.