Re: Bugboys mission
Posted: Tue Aug 21, 2018 6:23 pm
Thanks Old Wolf, I know what you mean about Gifs
7th August, Normality resumes… Bookham
I still had two days left before having to be back at work so I made the time to go and get back to chase some Brown Hairstreaks again. It looked set to be another overly warm day so I didn’t plan to be out the whole day, just the morning and hope I’d find some breakfasting. Sadly it wasn’t to be, not a sign was seen, and what was around was mostly hiding from the heat or regulating with closed with poses. Nevertheless I did get some images I’m quite pleased with. Brown Argus continued to populate the site in increasing numbers and I found another very sandy coloured Small Heath. You can’t really tell from the photo but this Small Copper was tiny, about the size of a Small Blue. A Green-veined White was skulking in the shadows but what I thought was just going to be a a record shot turned out rather well
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To get a bit of respite from the heat I spent a bit of time in the shade myself, searching for early stages. On the Oak by the car park where I’d found two Purple Hairstreak eggs a third had now been added.
I also had a look for White Admirals but much of the Honeysuckle seems to have been a victim of the drought. I found several remains of White Admiral feeding damage but I only discovered one larvae.
I left not long after noon, I could feel myself withering in the heat leaving the score at Hairstreaks 3, me 2. One of the Argus's bidding me farewell, unusually perched up high.
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7th August, Normality resumes… Bookham
I still had two days left before having to be back at work so I made the time to go and get back to chase some Brown Hairstreaks again. It looked set to be another overly warm day so I didn’t plan to be out the whole day, just the morning and hope I’d find some breakfasting. Sadly it wasn’t to be, not a sign was seen, and what was around was mostly hiding from the heat or regulating with closed with poses. Nevertheless I did get some images I’m quite pleased with. Brown Argus continued to populate the site in increasing numbers and I found another very sandy coloured Small Heath. You can’t really tell from the photo but this Small Copper was tiny, about the size of a Small Blue. A Green-veined White was skulking in the shadows but what I thought was just going to be a a record shot turned out rather well
![Smile :)](./images/smilies/icon_smile.gif)