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Got one..........
Posted: Sat May 05, 2007 7:43 am
by Gwenhwyfar
yeah
![Very Happy :D](./images/smilies/icon_biggrin.gif)
Ok, so he wasn't up for showing much orange, but at least he landed!
![Image](http://upload8.postimage.org/203985/orange_tip.jpg)
Posted: Sat May 05, 2007 9:23 am
by eccles
Nice one Gwen. If you spot him at rest again, hang around for five minutes or so and he may eventually open his wings.
Posted: Sat May 05, 2007 3:58 pm
by Gwenhwyfar
Thanks Eccs! but he didn't stay as he got buzzed by a bee.
Are you going to try for the Purple E at Bentley this year?
Posted: Sat May 05, 2007 5:24 pm
by David Tipping
Congratulations Gwen, a shot I still haven't managed to achieve. I had a glorious opportunity on Tuesday, wings open wide, perfect. I trained the camera and the wretched thing wouldn't focus. Before I could try again the butterfly was gone. I must admit I considered suicide, but thought better of it.
Posted: Sat May 05, 2007 7:42 pm
by Gwenhwyfar
Sure know that feeling! I had decided to give up, but the following day he came to me instead of me running miles after him!
Posted: Sat May 05, 2007 10:24 pm
by eccles
I know the feeling too. I managed to get a willing OT a few days ago myself, but the day before I was chasing holly blue at Brown's Folly and spotted a female with wings half open right in front of me. Then I dropped a lens cap, bent down to pick it up and off flew the butterfly. The lens cap cost 99p, and but for the litter, I would have gladly left it there to have got that shot.
![Sad :(](./images/smilies/icon_sad.gif)
As for the purple emperor at Bentley, I doubt if I'll make the trek as it's a fair old way from my neck of the woods.
Posted: Sat May 05, 2007 10:26 pm
by Dave McCormick
I had many trouble the other day, when I went out to see what was around my area. They flew around the bluebells and stopped at some bugle to feed and I got one (pooly) from right side (at an angle). Unless there is cuckoo flower close by, its difficult. They tend to stop for a few seconds longer on cuckoo flower, I have seen and there you get your chance.
Posted: Sat May 05, 2007 10:31 pm
by eccles
My solution was to get out early on a cool sunny morning. The one I found that morning was pretty sluggish at first, flying only short distances until he warmed up and until that happened it was quite easy to get close.