Meadow Brown - Favourite Photo of 2011

[GOLDENORFE]

Here is one of my fav images of this year, shot at prees heath while shooting silver studded blues.

phil

[Vince Massimo]

This thread is now open

This is a thread in which to post your favourite photo(s) of a particular species taken in 2011................or the last time you saw one!

This is part of a series which will hopefully grow throughout the winter until all 58 British species have been covered. Three new threads will be introduced per week. Our overseas friends are welcome to fill in the obvious gaps relating to our rare migrants, but please try to observe the alphabetical listing

Details of places, dates, times and circumstances would be appreciated and please feel free to contribute observations of behaviour, personal encounters, anecdotes and other interesting points.

I am aware that voting is about to begin on the November photo competition which features the Meadow Brown, but on balance can see no good reason to delay this particular thread.

Vince

[Wurzel]

I spent most of this year cursing Meadow Browns. They quickly developed into my least favourite butterfly due to their annoying habit of spooking everything. Just as you're lining up your shot they erupt out of the grass and flap away, turning back to your quarry it too has now disappeared . Perhaps that's why I have so few shots of them this year. The first couple in a season are quite enjoyable but then they swiftly become annoying before you suddenly realise that you haven't photographed many so they come back onto the agenda.
This shot was taken on another stolen 20 minutes on the way home. There was field on my way home just outside Amesbury which was hedge to hedge (similar to "wall to wall") Ox Eye Daisies and amongst the skippers and blues there were Ringlets, Marbled Whites and Meadow Brown, the one here included.

Have a goodun

Wurzel

[MikeOxon]

I like this one because it breaks the rule: 1 spot = MB, 2 spots = Gatekeeper!

Lough Down, Berks - 2nd September 2011
Nikon D300s with 70-300VR - 1/350s@f/9.5 ISO400

Mike

[millerd]

One from Susie's guided tour of Southwater on 3rd July. The field contained hundreds of Meadow Browns, of which here are but eight...

Dave

[Goldie M]

I like this photo taken in a clearing in Blean Woods, I didn't think it was a Meadow Brown at first. It was feeding on the flowers of the Blackberries Goldie M

[Neil Freeman]

This is one of my favourite Meadow Brown photos taken this year.

Meadow Brown - Oversley Wood

It was taken at Oversley Wood when I took my first trip out with the close-up lens fitted to my Panasonic Lumix. I had been trying for a decent upperwing photo without success until I spotted this female. I never did manage to get a decent shot of a male top side.

Cheers,

Neil F.

[dilettante]

My favourite from this year. Despite their ubiquity, I found MBs surprisingly hard to photograph as they seem particularly easily spooked by approaching photographers!


11-Jun-2011, Royston Heath. Sony A700, Tamron 180/3.5, 1/1000s, f/5.6' iso200

[ChrisC]

this is my favourite. unusually i had to shoot it pointing down as the wings were almost on the horizontal.

[John W]

I have two favourite images of 2011 - the first a freshly emerged almost silky male taken at Southwater Woods on 13th June, and the second was my last butterfly photo of the year - a pristine female taken at Cissbury Ring on October 23rd.

[daveh]

There were hundreds of Meadow Browns at Chimney Meadows, Oxon, when I visited it on 10th July. This female sat up very obligingly for a photo.

[Neil Freeman]

...... I never did manage to get a decent shot of a male top side.

I tell lies

Sorting through my photos I found this one that I liked, taken at Aston Rowant when I went there looking for Silver Spotted Skippers.

Meadow Brown male - Aston Rowant

Cheers,

Neil F.