Todays Butties
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Topic: Todays Butties
Posted By: AGILIS
Subject: Todays Butties
Date Posted: 19 Jul 2011 at 1:06pm
Couple of butterflys this morning as nought else about butter flys seem very non posing critturs keep flitting away at the slightest air pressure change or shadows all these were snapped from about 9feet away keith      ------------- LOCAL ICYNICAL CELTIC ECO WARRIOR AND FAILED DRUID |
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Posted By: Liz Heard
Date Posted: 19 Jul 2011 at 4:48pm
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hi keith nice range of beauties - thanks for sharing. was looking for these earlier;  but also spotted this;  that was taken a bit closer than yours - 6" away! cheers, ben |
Posted By: Suzy
Date Posted: 19 Jul 2011 at 4:57pm
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I saw 4 marbled whites today on a heath but too flighty to photograph.
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Posted By: AGILIS
Date Posted: 19 Jul 2011 at 6:50pm
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good shots Ben & Suzy as you say they are very flighty just get them focused an their off keith ------------- LOCAL ICYNICAL CELTIC ECO WARRIOR AND FAILED DRUID |
Posted By: Liz Heard
Date Posted: 19 Jul 2011 at 7:36pm
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marbles are my faves suz - like our answer to the amazing Apollo. but then ive never seen a Swallowtail. do you see them much Keith? 2 more for this collection from the garden this pm;  
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Posted By: AGILIS
Date Posted: 19 Jul 2011 at 7:54pm
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Hi ben I think I see one once but it was all to fast to be a definite sighting of a swallowtail ,you need the snap for the proof keith ------------- LOCAL ICYNICAL CELTIC ECO WARRIOR AND FAILED DRUID |
Posted By: Suzy
Date Posted: 19 Jul 2011 at 7:57pm
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Once saw a swallowtail at Wicken Fen Cambridge in the early 1970s.
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Posted By: tim hamlett
Date Posted: 19 Jul 2011 at 10:38pm
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great pics guys. i have tried but haven't managed a single butterfly pic yet...much too flighty! tim
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Posted By: AGILIS
Date Posted: 20 Jul 2011 at 9:54am
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Hi Tim these were taken with 70/300mm zoom from about 9 feet not with macro close up so did not need to be too close.keith ------------- LOCAL ICYNICAL CELTIC ECO WARRIOR AND FAILED DRUID |
Posted By: Robert V
Date Posted: 20 Jul 2011 at 8:08pm
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Hey,
last year I saw a Camberwell Beauty over EF and I followed it for about an hour hoping it would come below about forty feet but not once
 Ben I really like that pic of the two grassies, is that one pic or did you stitch two separate ones together? If its one, it's great that they stayed still for you like that, they're a great snake, true posers!
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Posted By: Robert V
Date Posted: 20 Jul 2011 at 8:11pm
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Keith is that top one a frittiliary?
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Posted By: tim-f
Date Posted: 20 Jul 2011 at 10:16pm
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It's a Comma, named due to white comma shaped mark on underwing. |
Posted By: Liz Heard
Date Posted: 21 Jul 2011 at 10:50pm
its a genuine pic Rob. ive only "stitched" when attempting panoramic landscapes. and so far, my needleworks been lousy.     good luck with the butties all!
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Posted By: AGILIS
Date Posted: 22 Jul 2011 at 6:50am
Ben I noticed the rubber gloves are they the biting variety keith  ------------- LOCAL ICYNICAL CELTIC ECO WARRIOR AND FAILED DRUID |
Posted By: Noodles
Date Posted: 22 Jul 2011 at 10:34am
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Don't forget to keep an eye out for the White-letter Hairstreak (in flight now), it is a surprisingly common species despite the fact that hardly anyone i know has seen one. It rarely comes down from the canopy of the Elm trees on which is spends it's entire life cycle. I have been known to pitch a ladder up the main stem of a Wych Elm to be amongst them (and Purple Hs on Oak!). A true peeping Tom i am. Come December I'll try and post some photos of their eggs (which i search for then). It happens to be one of my hibernal hobbies. Well i had to do something. Thanks for the pictures
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Posted By: Suzy
Date Posted: 22 Jul 2011 at 12:20pm
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Here's a Marbled White from the other day. 
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Posted By: Noodles
Date Posted: 22 Jul 2011 at 1:24pm
| Lovely stuff, they rarely stray this way unfortunately |
Posted By: Liz Heard
Date Posted: 22 Jul 2011 at 5:18pm
 wahey! great pic suz.  |
Posted By: AGILIS
Date Posted: 22 Jul 2011 at 6:12pm
Good shot Ben is that a five spot Burnet or more keith ------------- LOCAL ICYNICAL CELTIC ECO WARRIOR AND FAILED DRUID |
Posted By: tim hamlett
Date Posted: 22 Jul 2011 at 7:56pm
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got one to sit still at last!!! a small skipper i think:
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Posted By: Suzy
Date Posted: 22 Jul 2011 at 8:14pm
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Have to admit Ben my brother took the picture! He was surprised it was a reasonable one as there were a lot of grass stems in the way. Everyone's pix are great by the way!
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Posted By: Robert V
Date Posted: 27 Jul 2011 at 10:00am
 Great pics all, hey Keith, do you think the Peacock is the hardest to photograph? I don't know why, but no matter how hard I concentrate the lens centre to the head, the camera focuses on the circles, happens so many times.
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Posted By: Robert V
Date Posted: 27 Jul 2011 at 10:02am
 and another from the other day - its what happens when you're waiting!
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