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Strinesdale Country Park – damselflies and burnet moths
Damselflies and burnet moths photographed July 2015 at Strinesdale Country Park.
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Spider wrapping butterfly
I spent a little time in the garden this afternoon, chasing after butterflies. There is a particular plant, a variety of hebe, which attracted ringlet butterflies last year and today, in addition to the ringlets, a few more butterflies made their appearance, in particular a Meadow Brown Butterfly and a Small Tortoiseshell. The hebe plant isn’t the best background as it tends to make rather untidy looking photos, but it’s a good place to practice close up photography skills. I was being just a little careful not to get my face too near to a garden spider which was sitting in its web nearby. A little while later, from the kitchen, I…
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Insects
It’s July already and days to be out photographing insects have been few and disappointingly cold! However, with the warmer weather, damselflies and dragonflies are on the wing and butterflies are in evidence. I took the following photographs on a couple of afternoon outings the end of June and early July. One of the pre-requisites this year was to obtain a pair of wellies! This allowed me to venture further into the edge of ponds, giving myself a bit more of a chance to catch the flighty critters. In retrospect, maybe a set of waders would have been a better idea!
