Large Blue (Maculinea arion).
During my visit to see the Large Blue again I spotted these two on the top of a grass stem.
I took a couple of photos at distance with a telephoto first to make sure I did not disturb them, before moving closer with the macro.
It was actually after taking most of the photos before I realised they were not actually attached, even those taken with the telephoto.
I then started thinking silly thoughts that perhaps as the male was so much older than his beautiful female perhaps he had lost his libido (something all of us old blokes have to look forward too)!!
Then images of an old rock star with a beautiful girl so the title of my blog posting was 'Like a Rolling Stone'.
I do think that mating had actually taken place as the female was content to stay there with the male until he flew off eventually. I guess I found them as the coupling had completed.
10 years ago when I last saw the Large Blue I also then found a mating pair with the male being much older than the female.
Large Blue (Maculinea arion).
During my visit to see the Large Blue again I spotted these two on the top of a grass stem.
I took a couple of photos at distance with a telephoto first to make sure I did not disturb them, before moving closer with the macro.
It was actually after taking most of the photos before I realised they were not actually attached, even those taken with the telephoto.
I then started thinking silly thoughts that perhaps as the male was so much older than his beautiful female perhaps he had lost his libido (something all of us old blokes have to look forward too)!!
Then images of an old rock star with a beautiful girl so the title of my blog posting was 'Like a Rolling Stone'.
I do think that mating had actually taken place as the female was content to stay there with the male until he flew off eventually. I guess I found them as the coupling had completed.
10 years ago when I last saw the Large Blue I also then found a mating pair with the male being much older than the female.