Re: millerd
Posted: Sun Jun 28, 2020 5:53 pm
Thank you, Goldie - the in-flight shots of those male butterflies were complete luck, as I was trying to take pictues of the female on the bramble! The males kept interrupting...
Many thanks, Pauline - I was quite pleased with that one, but then things became harder over the next few days as you'll see. However, there was some more success too.
Monday 22nd June. Back to Chiddingfold, though I had a narrower window of opportunity than I would have chosen. Over three hours, no Emperors were seen, though I found a few other things to keep me amused. On my way home I went through some hefty showers, so at the time I didn't regret leaving.
In the afternoon of 22nd, the sun returned and during a couple of hours walking on my local patch I clocked up over 150 butterflies of 15 species, two of which were newcomers for the year - a single Essex Skipper and a couple of Ringlets. I didn't get shots of either, but some of the usual customers obliged happily enough. The Commas really are a delight here at the moment - great substutute for the local lack of fritillaries!
Dave
Many thanks, Pauline - I was quite pleased with that one, but then things became harder over the next few days as you'll see. However, there was some more success too.
Monday 22nd June. Back to Chiddingfold, though I had a narrower window of opportunity than I would have chosen. Over three hours, no Emperors were seen, though I found a few other things to keep me amused. On my way home I went through some hefty showers, so at the time I didn't regret leaving.
In the afternoon of 22nd, the sun returned and during a couple of hours walking on my local patch I clocked up over 150 butterflies of 15 species, two of which were newcomers for the year - a single Essex Skipper and a couple of Ringlets. I didn't get shots of either, but some of the usual customers obliged happily enough. The Commas really are a delight here at the moment - great substutute for the local lack of fritillaries!
Dave