A short report from two monitorings of Czech Canada and Moravka valley in the northern Beskydy Mts.
![okac prosickovy, 6.7.2014, klenova.jpg (157.71 KiB) Viewed 3117 times Ringlet, Tair 133/2.8](./files/thumb_11284_62b7a3ca0cd078d94fed4b7ee0026e20)
- Ringlet, Tair 133/2.8
![hnedasek rozrazilovy, 6.7.2014, senotin.jpg (147.25 KiB) Viewed 3117 times False Heath Fritillary, Tair 133/2.8](./files/thumb_11284_84e00178f9f1286950d9ba39b06b6644)
- False Heath Fritillary, Tair 133/2.8
Mr. machaon, if you meet many of those, you could get an overdose
![otakarek fenyklovy, 7.7.2014, landstejn (2).jpg (214.87 KiB) Viewed 3117 times Swallowtail, Trioplan 100/2.8](./files/thumb_11284_122ba3b43be498624033cb04f70b2b71)
- Swallowtail, Trioplan 100/2.8
If I recall correctly, this was an early morning frozen situation
![otakarek fenyklovy, 7.7.2014, landstejn.jpg (194.75 KiB) Viewed 3117 times Swallowtail, Trioplan 100/2.8](./files/thumb_11284_cf066b016549c616853f0e24c3a6210b)
- Swallowtail, Trioplan 100/2.8
Those animals was actually pretty deep in the forests! Couldn't believe to see them fresh in early July. Two weeks later the second generation was already on the wing.
![perletovec dvanactitecny, 7.7.2014, stalkov.jpg (182.11 KiB) Viewed 3117 times Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary, Tair 133/2.8](./files/thumb_11284_620205ea419b048ead63248a1ec6ec04)
- Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary, Tair 133/2.8
Couple of hours later I was a bit bored with a normal Swallowtail photos, so I tried something fiery. Did not end up as I expected, though.
![otakarek fenyklovy, 7.7.2014, stalkov.jpg (197.21 KiB) Viewed 3117 times Swallowtail, Trioplan 100/2.8](./files/thumb_11284_fd886b94f9e5de16735b67c47142e1cf)
- Swallowtail, Trioplan 100/2.8
Those were tame. Both Purple Emperors and Lesser Purple Emperors.
![batolec duhovy, 7.7.2014, stalkov.jpg (220.15 KiB) Viewed 3117 times Purple Emperor, Trioplan 100/2.8](./files/thumb_11284_8ff5bee31a3fef19e6cea691f2a04ac8)
- Purple Emperor, Trioplan 100/2.8
![batolec duhovy, 7.7.2014, stalkov (2).jpg (170.41 KiB) Viewed 3117 times Purple Emperor, Tair 133](./files/thumb_11284_21c7c40989d79d62145f45b1d14ac8c6)
- Purple Emperor, Tair 133
![okac lucni, 15.7.2014, moravka.jpg (187.82 KiB) Viewed 3117 times Meadow Brown, Northern Beskydy Mts., Trioplan 100/2.8](./files/thumb_11284_3902d1e3687e893fb0cf88fc698ccfde)
- Meadow Brown, Northern Beskydy Mts., Trioplan 100/2.8
Between those two trips I got back my Canon lens repaired for a really dismal amount of money. So I was absolutely ready to produce very sharp but also very boring "normal" photos again
![perletovec nejmensi, 18.7.2014, radlice.jpg (116.42 KiB) Viewed 3117 times Weaver's Fritillary, Canon 180/3.5L Macro](./files/thumb_11284_127b954f51b0cdb6d6e56a25c60d8c96)
- Weaver's Fritillary, Canon 180/3.5L Macro
Tried to change this pretty soon, though. The colors may be very nice but the sun is somehow regular with the modern lens. Putting old lends on, the sun would be pretty irregular, coned and sexy.
![perletovec dvanactitecny, 18.6.2014, novy vojirov.jpg (126.33 KiB) Viewed 3117 times Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary, Canon 180/3.5L Macro](./files/thumb_11284_7fb61a20d88f64a5b03942e0604b53a2)
- Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary, Canon 180/3.5L Macro
As a photo target, HBF was a PROBLEM for years, actually. So I could one nice looking female, let her freeze at night in the net and got up before the sun once again.
![perletovec velky, 19.7.2014, malikov nad nezarkou.jpg (148.68 KiB) Viewed 3117 times High Brown Fritillary, Canon 180/3.5L Macro](./files/thumb_11284_c73e467b00426b25667404058dd46589)
- High Brown Fritillary, Canon 180/3.5L Macro
Not caring about sharpness that much, I consider Trioplan shot to be better again. But this one is probably technically best I have ever made with, lacking any typical Trioplan f/2.8 problems (softness and lack of sharpness wide open).
![perletovec velky, 19.7.2014, malikov nad nezarkou (2).jpg (160.23 KiB) Viewed 3117 times High Brown Fritillary, Trioplan 100](./files/thumb_11284_69ff777e784593a93e3b79c2a8caaca1)
- High Brown Fritillary, Trioplan 100
![perletovec velky, 19.7.2014, malikov nad nezarkou (3).jpg (111.95 KiB) Viewed 3117 times High Brown Fritillary, Canon 180/3.5L Macro](./files/thumb_11284_b1da459f6281bda4c7cfa67baac5855b)
- High Brown Fritillary, Canon 180/3.5L Macro
![soumracnik careckovany, 19.7.2014, novy vojirov.jpg (161.34 KiB) Viewed 3117 times Essex Skipper, Canon 180/3.5L Macro](./files/thumb_11284_c39562774418cf38f5d045d33c5fe5f2)
- Essex Skipper, Canon 180/3.5L Macro
Rear wing detail of aglaja.
![aglaja.jpg (374.15 KiB) Viewed 3117 times High Brown Fritillary, Canon 180/3.5L Macro](./files/thumb_11284_c1cebe6db3a65ce1f2f04260de760c89)
- High Brown Fritillary, Canon 180/3.5L Macro
And finally some biotopes.
I consider Novy Vojirov to be maybe the nicest and most cosy village of Czech Canada. Good hearted people, nicely colored butterflies and really, really wild peat bog I might have drowned behind the village. I slept there in the car.
Landstejn Castle. A boring place for me.
This lovely photo was taken by a friend of mine, David, while I was looking for butterflies, and represents a typical countryside of the region.
Some biotopes of Beskydy Mts.
This is all early and middle July stuff. To be continued: pursuing Damon Blues, a couple of trips to Southern Moravia, butterfly vacation at Croatian former military ranges, and a car accident
See you
Marek
P.S. if anyone's interested, here is the list of species I wrote down during monitoring.
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druh
aegeria
aegeria
aegeria
aglaja
aglaja
aglaja
aglaja
aglaja
aglaja
aglaja
aglaja
aglaja
aglaja
aglaja
aglaja
aglaja
aglaja
aglaja
aglaja
aglaja
aglaja
aglaja
aglaja
aglaja
aglaja
aglaja
aglaja cf.
aglaja cf.
aglaja
aglaja cf.
amandus
amandus
amandus
amandus
amandus
amandus
amandus
amandus
amandus
amandus
amandus
amandus
amandus
amandus
aquilonaris
aquilonaris
argiolus
argiolus
argus
argus
argus
argus
argus
argus cf.
argus cf.
atalanta
atalanta
atalanta
atalanta
atalanta
atalanta
atalanta
atalanta
atalanta
atalanta
atalanta
atalanta
atalanta
athalia
athalia
athalia
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athalia
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athalia
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atomaria
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atomaria
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brassicae
brassicae
brassicae
brassicae
brassicae
brassicae
brassicae
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c-album
c-album
c-album
c-album
c-album
c-album
c-album
c-album
c-album
c-album
c-album
c-album
c-album
cardui
cardui
clathrata
clathrata
clathrata
clathrata
clathrata
clathrata
cossus
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dia
dia
dia
dia
dia
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diamina
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diamina
diamina
diamina
diamina
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dispar
ephialtes
fasciaria
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filipendulae
filipendulae
filipendulae
filipendulae
filipendulae
filipendulae
filipendulae
filipendulae
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galathea
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glycerion
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glycerion
glycerion
glycerion
glycerion
glycerion
glycerion
glycerion
hippothoe
hippothoe
hippothoe
hippothoe
hippothoe
hippothoe
hippothoe
hippothoe
hippothoe
hippothoe
hippothoe
hippothoe
hippothoe
hippothoe
hippothoe
hippothoe
hippothoe
hippothoe
hippothoe
hippothoe
hyale
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chenopodiata
chenopodiata
chenopodiata
icarus
icarus
icarus
icarus
icarus
icarus
icarus
icarus
icarus
icarus
icarus
ilia
ilia
ilia
imunata
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ino
io
io
io
io
io
io
io
io
io
io
io
io
io
io
io
io
io
io
io
io
iris
iris
iris
iris cf.
jurtina
jurtina
jurtina
jurtina
jurtina
jurtina
jurtina
jurtina
jurtina
jurtina
jurtina
jurtina
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jurtina
jurtina
jurtina
jurtina
jurtina
jurtina
jurtina
jurtina
jurtina
jurtina
lathonia
lathonia
lathonia
lathonia
lathonia
lathonia
lathonia
lathonia
lathonia
lathonia
lathonia
lathonia
levana
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lineata
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lineola
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lineola
loti
loti
maera
maera
maera
maera
maera
maera
maera
maera
maera
maera
machaon
machaon
machaon
machaon
machaon
mesomella
metallica
minos-purpuralis
minos-purpuralis
minos-purpuralis
minos-purpuralis
minos-purpuralis
minos-purpuralis
minos-purpuralis
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minos-purpuralis✝
minos-purpuralis✝
minos-purpuralis✝
mura det foto
napi
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notata
pamphilus
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pamphilus
pamphilus
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paphia
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phlaeas
phlaeas
phlaeas
phlaeas
phlaeas
phlaeas
phlaeas
phlaeas
plebeja cf.
prunaria
prunaria
prunaria
pusaria
pusaria
putnami
putnami
quadripunctaria
rapae
rapae
rapae
rapae
rapae
rapae
rapae
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rapae
rapae
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rapae
rapae
reali
reali
reali
reali
reali
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reali
repandata
rhamni
rhamni
rhamni
rhamni
rhamni
rhamni
rhamni
rhamni
rhamni
rhamni
rhamni
rhamni
rhamni
rhamni
rhamni
rhamni
rivularis
rivularis
rivularis
rivularis
rivularis
rivularis
rivularis
rivularis
sannio
sannio
sannio
sannio
sannio
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semiargus
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statices✝
statices✝
sylvata
sylvata
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sylvestris
sylvestris
sylvestris
tages
tentacularius
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tityrus
tityrus
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tityrus
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tityrus
urticae
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venatus
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venatus
venatus
venatus
venatus
venatus
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venatus
venatus
venatus
venatus
venatus
venatus
viciae
viciae
viciae
virgaureae
virgaureae
virgaureae
virgaureae
virgaureae