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07-22-19, 05:07 PM | #121 |
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Comma Butterfly
Today I found some showy 'Comma' butterflies over near the church. These are so called because of the tiny white comma-shaped character on the underside. They are very brave and combative, guarding the same favourite spot against all comers; I was able to get close enough to touch one of them... sitting all the while on his favourite fence post... but as soon as another appeared behind me, he was off to attack it. Their lovely raggedy shape is unique among British butterflies
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07-24-19, 11:00 AM | #122 |
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Gatekeeper, or Hedge Brown
This a country butterfly and its habit is to flutter lazily up and down the edges of meadows along the hedgerows. It's very likely to be found loitering where there is a gap in the hedge, say where there's a gate... hence its other name of 'Gatekeeper'. Perhaps this enables it to always find a sunny perch throughout the day without having to sit exposed on top of the hedge; it always flies near the ground. I photographed this male on Monday when I saw the Commas... the male is smaller than the female and has large brown 'scent markings' in the middle of the forewings, to attract a mate
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07-24-19, 01:37 PM | #123 |
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The El Segundo Blue Butterfly... This species is native to the area adjacent LA Int'l Airport and is named after the nearby city of El Segundo. The species is considered to be highly endangered, but has staged a rebound in its population thanks to the efforts of conservationists who have pressed for the return of native vegetation and wetlands essential to the survival of the species: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/El_Segundo_blue <O>
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07-26-19, 01:56 PM | #124 |
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Thanks, vienna... that's very interesting
Blue butterfly species (of which there are many) are especially fascinating, and your El Segundo puts me in mind of our own Large Blue (now extinct) with its peculiar life cycle: https://butterfly-conservation.org/b...ies/large-blue I believe that a Continental race has been released in secret locations in the UK in hopes to 'reintroduce' this beautiful insect... but to my mind it could never replace the real Large Blue. They've done the same with the magnificent Swallowtail Butterfly, but I would only travel to the Norfolk Broads if I could see a genuine native Swallowtail (PS: not my photo)
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08-03-19, 04:54 AM | #125 |
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Large clouds of painted lady butterflies are being spotted across the UK and Ireland - and experts believe we are seeing a mass emergence that happens every 10 years.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-49210010
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08-03-19, 11:50 AM | #126 |
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The nature of the beast,
well how ironic...as you've always had a thing for 'painted ladies'
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08-03-19, 05:51 PM | #127 |
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One of the little guys greeted me when I got home from work yesterday.
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08-20-19, 12:46 PM | #128 |
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Today at the butterfly hotspot
I decided to go have a look today since this time last year the Cats Ear was in flower and attracting Small Copper and Common Blue butterflies. Sure enough I soon snapped these two...
Small Copper Common Blue
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08-20-19, 01:06 PM | #129 |
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Eichhörnchen you always post such detailed closeups. What kind of camera are you using?
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08-20-19, 01:55 PM | #130 |
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It's my wife's Nikon COOLPIX B500... she says it cost just over £200, so not vastly expensive for a digital camera. But I could hardly believe how detailed the photos are compared to my old SLR with Macro lens. I also took this little guy's picture today... now he was tiny!
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08-20-19, 02:11 PM | #131 |
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Found two in the conservatory last night they were quite large and chocolate brown in colour with a couple of white spots but never thought of taking a picture because the match was on and I was in the middle of a drink or three
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08-20-19, 03:05 PM | #132 | |
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Quote:
Very detailed and it must have some kind of telephoto aspect to it because I can't get nearly as close as you do without them flying off.
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08-20-19, 03:16 PM | #133 |
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^ It has a battery powered zoom with autofocus, controlled by a thumb-lever
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08-20-19, 03:24 PM | #134 |
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08-20-19, 04:23 PM | #135 |
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It's just not cricket!
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