Re: Bugboys mission
Posted: Sun Apr 16, 2017 7:52 am
That's an interesting angle you've captured, Bugboy, where the male Orange Tip is gliding over the female.
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Yep, mine too. Love the way the male appears to be swooping in on the femaleGoldie M wrote:Hi! Buggy, my favourite photo is definitely Orange Tip number 4 Goldie
We could do with some of that rain down here Wurzel, not had any for well over a month now. It's a worry for some of those later emergents, I can imagine some rather hungry caterpillars right nowWurzel wrote:I don't mind Bugboy - I could look at OTs all day everyday Especially as in Wales today we had rain, wind and cold pretty much all day Hopefully tomorrow will be better...
Have a goodun
Wurzel
If you insist DavidDavid M wrote:That’s an impressive array of Orange Tip images, Bugboy. Even better when you consider that this species will probably only ‘peak’ in a week or so.
Keep ‘em coming!
I'm willing to swap a bit of welsh rain for some south east sun this weekend (I'm at work)David M wrote:You're making me envious, Bugboy. Grizzled Skipper and Green Hairstreak are next on my list, and I can only hope the Welsh weather allows me the opportunity this weekend to see them.
Thanks Dave, look no further than the usual spotmillerd wrote:Glad to see the Green Hairstreaks are appearing at Denbies. Nice photos too, Buggy. I feel a weekend visit coming on!
Dave
Thanks Trevor, I'm quite sure we'll see each other in the coming weeks, the Pearls will be drawing me down to your neck of the woods in a week or twotrevor wrote:I concur, that is one lovely Green Hairstreak, and well captured.
Sometimes a difficult Butterfly to photograph, in full sunshine and wrong angle, forget it!.
Their wings seem to fluoresce under these circumstances, and you end up with a ghostly blob.
Will probably bump into you soon !.
Trevor.
Haha, nice to meet you again to Phil, that day could only get better!Phil Kirk wrote:Hi Bugboy. It was good to meet you again - I had forgotten that we met last year (5th May 2016). You had just had a terrible train journey as Clapham Junction was closed due to a fire. Thanks for showing us the Grizzled Skipper!
Thanks Goldie, it's up there near the top of my favourite imagesGoldie M wrote:Love the orange Tip on the Bluebell Bugboy, Goldie
Surely not, it's not even May yet, a good few more weeks left in themDavid M wrote:You've overdosed on Orange Tips there, Bugboy. Surely you must be nearing your annual quota now!
I'll take your word for the previous picture Pauline, you have far more experience with these than IPauline wrote:Lovely images recently Buggy. I particularly like the rejection sequence and some of the earlier OT's look like they're glowing. That PH egg has definitely now hatched as you can see. Difficult to tell from earlier shot but I am still of the mind that it was work in progress at that point.
Thanks Peter . A couple of reasons for the intensity: firstly she was very fresh, no more than a few days old (she still had that gorgeous velvety look about her) and secondly that picture was taken in overcast conditions so didn't have the sun bleached look. The photo below shows the same animal taken 5 minutes previously in sunny conditions and you can see the red is slightly less intense (no less beautiful though )peterc wrote:That is a cracking Red Admiral photo you have there, Paul. How did you get the bands as red as that ? Beautiful.
ATB
Peter