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Re: William
Posted: Mon Apr 20, 2015 9:20 pm
by William
Re: William
Posted: Tue Apr 21, 2015 9:03 pm
by Butterflysaurus rex
I wish I had 8 Orange Tips roosting in the corner of my garden William! My particular area is practically an Orange Tip fee zone. You have to travel in land a bit to find some in any numbers. I'm not finding it easy this year.
I'm really enjoying some of the thin DOF you're using in some of your images, it gives them a nice & dreamy look. Well worth sacrificing a little bit of sharpness for in my opinion.
All the best
James
Re: William
Posted: Tue Apr 21, 2015 9:06 pm
by Wurzel
Cracking OT shots - I too am really struggling with OTs this year - I keep seeing them but getting a shot is another matter entirely
Have a goodun
Wurzel
Re: William
Posted: Tue Apr 21, 2015 9:09 pm
by bugboy
Beautiful imagies William, proving that you can never have enough Orange Tip Pictures!
Re: William
Posted: Tue Apr 21, 2015 9:34 pm
by David M
Superb shots as ever, William.
We must all 'fill our boots' whilst this delightful species shares our spring.
We are a long time without them.
Re: William
Posted: Thu Apr 23, 2015 7:08 pm
by William
Thanks for the kind comments guys, much appreciated. It's always a challenge to make the most of the brief Orange Tip season, but as luck would have it, they've been coming to me
BWs,
William
Re: William
Posted: Fri Apr 24, 2015 4:57 am
by Pauline
Your photos are a delight to view William and they always bring that something different with them.
Re: William
Posted: Fri Apr 24, 2015 7:27 pm
by Neil Freeman
Lovely photos William and those roosting Orange-tips are a great find.
Cheers,
Neil
Re: William
Posted: Sun May 03, 2015 5:14 pm
by William
Re: William
Posted: Tue May 05, 2015 9:31 pm
by Katrina
Superb orange tip on orchid photo!
Re: William
Posted: Sun May 10, 2015 4:56 pm
by William
Re: William
Posted: Sun May 10, 2015 9:39 pm
by David M
Great images of the Common Blue, William.
They're absolutely divine when fresh and you couldn't have captured one any earlier in its adult life cycle.
Re: William
Posted: Wed May 13, 2015 5:40 am
by Pauline
Your OT shots have been superb William
. You must be finding it wonderfully rewarding to have your gardening efforts starting to pay off and be able to view the results on your doorstep
. Motivation for others to follow in your footsteps.
Re: William
Posted: Wed May 13, 2015 7:11 pm
by William
Re: William
Posted: Wed May 13, 2015 7:13 pm
by Pete Eeles
Loving that last shot in particular, William! Nice work!
Cheers,
- Pete
Re: William
Posted: Sun May 24, 2015 8:39 pm
by William
Thanks Pete - nice to get a bit of the place in the background, and a lovely place it is too!
Recent Doings
Unfortunately, I've been very busy recently, but this weekend managed to sneak out and look for some butterflies, well worth the effort! First stop was Buckland Wood, under heavy cloud. It's not a place I've visited before, having always been lucky at Thurlbear, but, being in the area this year, I thought I'd give it a go. It's rather like Thurlbear, but more open, and less oppressive, and (apparently) more Dukes, though I didn't manage to find any in the rubbish weather.
Still, there were plenty of Dingy Skippers around to keep me amused, and a quick look revealed a few eggs on Bird's Foot Trefoil.
- Dingy Skipper
- Dingy Skipper
- Dingy Skipper
- Dingy Skipper Ovum
Next up was Thurlbear in the evening sun, which was, as ever, cracking. Lots of Dingy Skippers were seen, along with abundant Common Blues and Small Heaths, and my target, Grizzled Skipper. Dukes have apparently been scarce there this year, and I worry for their future.
- Grizzled Skipper
- Grizzled Skipper
The Small Copper larva finally emerged yesterday - delighted to have reared him from egg right through to adult, thank you Pete for all your advice!
- Small Copper Larva
- Small Copper Pupa
- Small Copper Pupa
- Small Copper Pupa - 2 Days Before Emergence
- Small Copper Pupa - 1 Day Before Emergence
- Small Copper
The Brown Hairstreak larvae are all second instar now and quite active feeders.
- Brown Hairstreak Larva
- Brown Hairstreak Larva
Orange Tip larvae are hatching on the Garlic Mustard too, this one was pretending to be one of Guy's Purple Emperor caterpillars, hiding in a rain drop!
- Orange Tip Larva
Re: William
Posted: Mon May 25, 2015 3:55 pm
by Goldie M
Very interesting photos William, keep them coming Goldie
Re: William
Posted: Mon May 25, 2015 4:21 pm
by bugboy
Your Common Blue's somehow passed me by when you posted them
those wide shots are fantastic
. Might have to have a browse through the trefoils looking for Dingy eggs now, they look like they may be quite obvious. (As far as butterfly eggs are concerned at any rate!)
Re: William
Posted: Mon May 25, 2015 4:56 pm
by William
Thanks Goldie and Bugboy, more luck than judgement with the Dingy egg, it was on the first Trefoil that I searched! I think they prefer shorter growth, the kind that you find in stony areas and anthills - good luck, and well done with those Glanvilles
BWs,
William
Re: William
Posted: Mon May 25, 2015 6:08 pm
by Pete Eeles
Excellent shots William! For anyone wanting to locate Dingy Skipper eggs, take a look at this:
http://www.warwickshire-butterflies.org ... s-2008.pdf
I found 4 today in the space of 15 minutes at Greenham Common.
Cheers,
- Pete