Re: Padfield
Posted: Sat Sep 10, 2016 6:46 pm
Long time no report! Sorry for not replying, Jack and Matsukaze! I wasn't abducted by aliens but have simply had no time of late, for various reasons.
Today I was able to take what might a last true altitude trip this year. The weather wasn't great - pretty much 100% cloud cover most of the time, and rain as we started back down again - but I did manage to see a few butterflies. It felt as if the last embers of the year were glowing up here (the walk was between 2300m and 2500m) ...
![Image](http://www.guypadfield.com/images2016/virgaureae10sep2016b.jpg)
(scarce copper)
![Image](http://www.guypadfield.com/images2016/virgaureae10sep2016d.jpg)
![Image](http://www.guypadfield.com/images2016/eros10sep2016a.jpg)
(Eros blues)
![Image](http://www.guypadfield.com/images2016/eros10sep2016b.jpg)
(Eros blue)
![Image](http://www.guypadfield.com/images2016/tyndarus10sep2016a.jpg)
(Swiss brassy ringlet)
... but this painted lady, at least, was freshly emerged:
![Image](http://www.guypadfield.com/images2016/cardui10sep2016a.jpg)
Other species flying were small tortoiseshell, chalkhill blue and red admiral.
So much for the butterflies. But who doesn't love marmots?
Minnie does:
![Image](http://www.guypadfield.com/images2016/minniemarmot10sep2016a.jpg)
He was watching her, too, but never straight on (prey animals have their eyes on the sides of the head so they have to look sideways to get a good view!):
![Image](http://www.guypadfield.com/images2016/marmot10sep2016g.jpg)
![Image](http://www.guypadfield.com/images2016/marmot10sep2016h.jpg)
Here are a few more shots of these noisy, fun, furrballs:
![Image](http://www.guypadfield.com/images2016/marmot10sep2016b.jpg)
![Image](http://www.guypadfield.com/images2016/marmot10sep2016d.jpg)
![Image](http://www.guypadfield.com/images2016/marmot10sep2016e.jpg)
![Image](http://www.guypadfield.com/images2016/marmot10sep2016i.jpg)
Guy
Today I was able to take what might a last true altitude trip this year. The weather wasn't great - pretty much 100% cloud cover most of the time, and rain as we started back down again - but I did manage to see a few butterflies. It felt as if the last embers of the year were glowing up here (the walk was between 2300m and 2500m) ...
![Image](http://www.guypadfield.com/images2016/virgaureae10sep2016b.jpg)
(scarce copper)
![Image](http://www.guypadfield.com/images2016/virgaureae10sep2016d.jpg)
![Image](http://www.guypadfield.com/images2016/eros10sep2016a.jpg)
(Eros blues)
![Image](http://www.guypadfield.com/images2016/eros10sep2016b.jpg)
(Eros blue)
![Image](http://www.guypadfield.com/images2016/tyndarus10sep2016a.jpg)
(Swiss brassy ringlet)
... but this painted lady, at least, was freshly emerged:
![Image](http://www.guypadfield.com/images2016/cardui10sep2016a.jpg)
Other species flying were small tortoiseshell, chalkhill blue and red admiral.
So much for the butterflies. But who doesn't love marmots?
Minnie does:
![Image](http://www.guypadfield.com/images2016/minniemarmot10sep2016a.jpg)
He was watching her, too, but never straight on (prey animals have their eyes on the sides of the head so they have to look sideways to get a good view!):
![Image](http://www.guypadfield.com/images2016/marmot10sep2016g.jpg)
![Image](http://www.guypadfield.com/images2016/marmot10sep2016h.jpg)
Here are a few more shots of these noisy, fun, furrballs:
![Image](http://www.guypadfield.com/images2016/marmot10sep2016b.jpg)
![Image](http://www.guypadfield.com/images2016/marmot10sep2016d.jpg)
![Image](http://www.guypadfield.com/images2016/marmot10sep2016e.jpg)
![Image](http://www.guypadfield.com/images2016/marmot10sep2016i.jpg)
Guy