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Have a goodun
Wurzel
Thank you Mike, aren't kids are wonderful, they are particularly adept at picking up every bug going and giving it to you. My immune system needs a holiday!Maximus wrote:Glad you're feeling better, James, very nice PBF shots![]()
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Very kind of you Katrina, I'm quite relieved to have taken something that didn't need putting in the bin. I've had a bit of camera trouble lately so that's where most of my photos have ended up.Katrina wrote:Brilliant photos James!
I agree Trevor it was fantastic there today, I missed out on most of last years PBF's due to ill health. More than made up for it today though.trevor wrote:HI James,
I'd call that first image of the PBF a bread and butter shot,
with a good layer of jam on it with the mating pair.
Seriously superb stuff. I've been to Abbots Wood quite regularly this year and
to me the Pearls are having a better year than the last two.
Keep well,
Trevor.
Thank you David, I've seen Pearl Bordered Fritillaries with pronounced markings before but this one really cought my attention. The large blocks on the forewings are a little bit asymmetrical. I didn't notice that until I got home.David M wrote:You have pulled off a duo of excellent images. Firstly, that PBF is surely sufficiently irregularly marked to qualify as an ab., and a mating pair is the icing on the cake.
Superb stuff!
Well you get a large butterfly net and some superglue. Perish the thought! As you said it's all down to luck. I still want to know how you manage to be so lucky so often though. Your recent PBF photos have been fantastic.badgerbob wrote:Excellent shots James. And there was you asking about how to get decent Pearl shots!! My turn now, how do you get decent Pearl shots????
Cheers Wurzel, I was very lucky to get a photo of it, I got there reasonably early and it was the first one I saw. Sometimes luck is on your side.Wurzel wrote:Fantastic photos Rex - good to see you back on top form! I would definitely add that Pearl to my files as an aberrant.![]()
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Have a goodun
Wurzel
Thanks very much Kev, I hear they are not started yet in a West Sussex location, so if they are later further west then I think you're in with a very good chance. Best of luck.kevling wrote:Lovely PBF photos James. Hope they are still about at the end of the month when I hit the sunny west country.
Regards Kev
Thank you Neil, you are most kind. May I add my heartfelt congratulations on the arrival of your baby granddaughter.Neil Freeman wrote:Hi James,
Glad to hear you are over your bout of illness. Great reports and photos, particularly those PBF images![]()
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Cheers,
Neil.
I was really pleased to get a closer look at a couple of Green Hairstreaks Trevor, my previous 2 attempts had failed. They are lovely little things, I find they often sit still for their portrait but it can tricky to capture their true beauty and iridescent sheen. And finding a fresh one can be tricky too of course.trevor wrote:I wouldn't mind a couple of Green Hairstreak shots like that, James !.
To me they are the trickiest of all Butterflies to photograph.
All the best,
Trevor.
Hello Goldie, I loved your Green Hairstreaks too, I just hadn't gotten around to telling you yet.Goldie M wrote:Great Butterfly Shots Love the Green Hair StreakGoldie