In July birding can go quite quiet. I decided to dust off my macro lens as there are plenty of butterfly's flitting around on the wild flowers at my local patch. It's good fun with plenty of targets but it isn't always easy to get the shot you want. If you stalk them in the long grass as your boots flatten down the vegetation in front of them they are soon away on the wing. If you cast a shadow over them they also take flight. You tend to notice them when it is warm at midday. But at this time they are always active and never get tired or land. Anyway these are a few of my attempts:
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| Small Tortoiseshell |
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| Common Blue |
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| Small Skipper |
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| Marbled White |
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| Common Blue |
It was great when you haven't done these for a while and their names trickle off your tongue!
There are also plenty of Common Spotted Orchids on my local patch too.
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| Common Spotted Orchid |
I also love the Birds Foot Trefoil in this image, so pretty and plenty off it. Great because it's the food plant of the Common Blue Butterfly.
That was a really enjoyable hour in the sunshine, must do that again and also go searching out dragonflies!
That was a really enjoyable hour in the sunshine, must do that again and also go searching out dragonflies!
Keep enjoying the natural world everyone!
