Well! all the Butterflies seem to have gone now and since November came in the weather although mild has been wet, so I decided to look back on some photos I took of Moths this year for a change.
It's been a disappointing year for me in some things, for instance the weather up here in May and June was awful only picking up at the end of June, it meant that instead of the usual Fritillaries I usually see in those months I saw none, no , PB, are PBF , the PBF usually come out when the Dukes are about, this year nothing at Gaits Barrow to photograph the exception being the Dukes who took the glory this year with the photographers, however in July I did manage to get shots of the High Brown Fritillary which was a Bonus but it turned out to be the only fritillary shot I got this year
On the up side I got three lifers , Purple Empress, Purple Hair Streak and the Large Heath, But! Was disappointed with my photos, for instance with the PE, I was so excited at seeing her just sitting there not moving I got the wrong settings I forgot to change the settings on the camera to allow for the shade, I thought the Butterfly would fly off
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With the PH, I nearly trod on it only getting two quick shots before it flew off
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Onto the LH which was not co-operating at all by landing too far a way from me , even with a good len's for far a way shots, it just never stopped long enough so all my shots were mostly arial
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still at least I got some thing
Other than that I enjoyed seeing the Swallow Tails again in early June and the White Admiral I'd not seen for a couple of years in Blean Woods in July also my one and only shot of a Clouded Yellow
To sum up the year all the other Butterflies seemed quite plentiful, the Painted lady for instance was in my garden for the first time for years and the Red Admirals and Tortoiseshells also , my aim next year is to get better shots of the three lifers and see if I can add some Hair Streaks I've not yet got.
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Goldie
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