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Re: sonomoha
Posted: Tue May 28, 2019 6:33 pm
by sonomoha
David M wrote:
Lol! Yes, it must be that much harder when it falls near midsummer! How did you get those two butterflies on your hand?
Impact damage in summer 2018 and this year it's sd slot. Building up a bad reputation with hands loved only by insects and spiders, not cameras
This was in the morning. So, matter of luck, if you approach a finger some hop on
like this specklie. Obviously, strictly and only for
non-vulnerable lads.
Re: sonomoha
Posted: Tue May 28, 2019 7:20 pm
by sonomoha
Wurzel wrote:What other species did you get to see in Italy?
Have a goodun
Wurzel
The place was really colourful and distracting. Nearly no photos made, just some eye candy.
Aporia (few) and
green-veined white by the waterfalls, away from the field with everyone else.
Colias (discret numbers)
Common blue,
Brown argus and other odd unidentified blues
Orange-tip (not many for the season)
Peacock (few in upper field)
Skippers (many large and few grizzled)
Small Copper (massive colony of regulars and few blue markings ab )
Small heath (discret numbers). There was another from the Coenonympha genus but I can not nail the ID. Probably a C. arcania after I had a look
here but not sure at all.
This field was so tiny that I was overwhelmed to see that many different species. I went unprepared, I was there mainly for dragonflies/damselflies because you can watch them pupate by the river from a distance (I struggle to see any here in uk). This was my first time seeing an Aporia and a grizzled skipper. Nearly cried and looking forward to dropping by this park when I will have an opportunity.
Re: sonomoha
Posted: Tue May 28, 2019 10:02 pm
by Wurzel
Sounds great
Have a goodun
Wurzel
Re: sonomoha
Posted: Wed May 29, 2019 5:44 am
by David M
sonomoha wrote:..This field was so tiny that I was overwhelmed to see that many different species. I went unprepared.
That's the beauty of butterflying on the continent. You can see a great deal in a relatively small area.
Re: sonomoha
Posted: Thu May 30, 2019 10:02 pm
by sonomoha
David M wrote: That's the beauty of butterflying on the continent. You can see a great deal in a relatively small area.
One certainly misses the butterflies when back to UK
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Re: sonomoha
Posted: Fri May 31, 2019 6:55 am
by David M
sonomoha wrote:David M wrote: That's the beauty of butterflying on the continent. You can see a great deal in a relatively small area.
One certainly misses the butterflies when back to UK
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Indeed, sonomoha. I've been enjoying 45+ species per day this past week but now I'm back home I won't even see a third of that.
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Re: sonomoha
Posted: Sat Jun 01, 2019 9:35 am
by sonomoha
David M wrote:Indeed, sonomoha. I've been enjoying 45+ species per day this past week but now I'm back home I won't even see a third of that.
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Sorry to hear that. I still hope to have some time to go out in meadows in July when I am there. Unfortunately, it always ends up that I am focusing too much on food every time I go down to the continent
Here here, just one little excerpt from my first close-up blues sighting from the last week-end of May (-:
Re: sonomoha
Posted: Sat Jun 01, 2019 9:15 pm
by Wurzel
Like all good things though continental butterflying leaves you wanting more
Have a goodun
Wurzel
Re: sonomoha
Posted: Sat Jun 01, 2019 9:49 pm
by David M
sonomoha wrote:Unfortunately, it always ends up that I am focusing too much on food every time I go down to the continent
Easy to do in Italy, sonomoha!
At least you can burn the calories off during the day.
Re: sonomoha
Posted: Sat Jun 15, 2019 2:38 pm
by sonomoha
Here here here, for my first marbled white, as seen on June 13th.
Location is Callington rd nature reserve (BS4), just next to home
Re: sonomoha
Posted: Sun Jun 16, 2019 6:27 am
by Wurzel
That is a cracking close up shot - it's great when you can get a 'tear' on their eye it reminds me of Pierrot
Have a goodun
Wurzel
Re: sonomoha
Posted: Sun Jun 16, 2019 9:13 pm
by David M
Beautifully presented, sonomoha. Few things beat a fresh Marbled White.
Re: sonomoha
Posted: Wed Jun 19, 2019 12:25 pm
by sonomoha
Wurzel wrote:That is a cracking close up shot - it's great when you can get a 'tear' on their eye it reminds me of Pierrot
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Have a goodun
Wurzel
It's an almost 1:1 macro shot. Needless to say rain has been devastating that morning
David M wrote:Beautifully presented, sonomoha. Few things beat a fresh Marbled White.
Thanks David (-: There are butterflies around, so I have had sometimes to ruin my own photos while learning new stuff at working with imaging software
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Here are my last 2 of that same subject, the only flying around and about. Cheers.
Re: sonomoha
Posted: Thu Jun 20, 2019 8:43 am
by Wurzel
That first Marbled White is a cracker Sonomoha
Have a goodun
Wurzel
Re: sonomoha
Posted: Thu Jun 20, 2019 7:47 pm
by David M
Great images of an often difficult butterfly, sonomoha.
Keep 'em coming!
Re: sonomoha
Posted: Mon Jun 24, 2019 10:45 pm
by sonomoha
June 22nd, a walk by River Avon down Eastwood Farm to see some ducklings. The banks are buzzing with...humans
Went up the fields to look around. Big improvements. Besides the fewer worn blues, fresh Marbled whites and Meadow browns are finally out. This time of the year, I usually look forward to seeing skippers in places like Arnos Vale cemetery, Bristol (as already seen in early June).
Here, a glimpse into some photos made on Sunday 23rd, Eastwood Farm local Nature Reserve, Bristol. For these, you want to be out at 4:30am, soltice week
a worn blue
a fresh meadow brown
a very brown marbled white
Cheers
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Re: sonomoha
Posted: Tue Jun 25, 2019 9:41 pm
by David M
sonomoha wrote:....a very brown marbled white
That will be a female, sonomoha.
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Re: sonomoha
Posted: Thu Jun 27, 2019 12:46 pm
by Wurzel
Lovely shots Sonohoma - especially the close up of the Meadow Brown - I often forget how hairy butterflies actually are
Have a goodun
Wurzel
Re: sonomoha
Posted: Mon Jul 08, 2019 6:43 am
by sonomoha
Wurzel wrote:I often forget how hairy butterflies actually are
Have a goodun
Wurzel
Up close, they really have hairiness issues
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cheers
David M wrote:That will be a female, sonomoha.
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Thanks for the info. Hopefully seeing many of those around so next year should be very well covered.
Re: sonomoha
Posted: Mon Jul 08, 2019 7:50 am
by sonomoha
more JUNE
26.06 _ First 5-spot burnet moth (arnos vale). I was distracted by the foxes playing around the cemetery. By the time at
27.06 _ Many more MWs out in Callington rd LNR.
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30.06 _ Saw what seems to be a large skipper at rest (Arnos vale cemetery).
This is the first I managed to photograph on june 30 and the morning after, on
July 1st.
JULY
03.07 _ Ringlets and lots of MW out in Eastwood farm lnr
05.07 _ First silver Y sighting of the year (Eastwood farm). Managed to photograph and film one. There were just about 3 of them where I usually see a lot of burnet companion and mint moths. Suprisingly, still no small skippers about this area, just few elusive large skippers and some very tiny blue I would into for ID
July 7th _ Arnos vale is finally getting lively with more skipper emerged in a week. The large skippers have improved in numbers but there are still many more small ones as each year. They looked fresh and could keep on emerging, so I was hoping to get better shots later this week. Also spotted for the first time in Arnos Vale, a blue-ish damselfly.
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