Lots of Large White butterflies this year - this one in the garden - Bartley Green Birmingham UK - 12-07-25

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Wakodahatchee Wetlands.

Large bee-fly (Bombylius major) perched on a leaf.

Bujanka większa (Bombylius major) siedząca na liściu.

As it is the time of year & first Large Red Damselflies have been reported, I thought to upload some shots from my archives not posted before. Doubt if I will see any this year.

Starcross, Devon, England.

Apolong, Negros Island, Philippines

In my garden Stafford UK 26th August 2022

Lots of Speckled Wood

Lots of Large White

1 Red Admiral

1 Peacock

1 Small Tortoiseshell

6 Green -veined White

yovones pond

Lucky to see these large white butterflies as these did not see to like the purple buddleja much

Another image dump from the last few weeks.

A handheld macro of a large skipper butterfly

One of the Biggest Pink Rose's I have seen.

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Taken at Baronshaugh RSPB

Large Flight Simulator one of the largest I have seen, however I am sure there are bigger ones, this is just fascinating, have to see if I can get a chance at it,( the kid plowed up the dirt right after this shot) shot in North Carolina.

A large tern with a massive yellow bill. Prefers inland freshwater bodies. A lifer found on a "field birding" (vs. "feeder birding") trip to Colombia in the Casanare region. Hato La Aurora.

Taken at Wolseley Nature Centre, Staffordshire

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The very first cloud forest bird we saw when we got to San Gerardo de Dota. They were usually scratching in the leaf litter, almost always in pairs, but this one landed briefly at a feeder on the deck of a cafe where we were having lunch one day.

The large-footed finch is a passerine bird endemic to the highlands of Costa Rica and western Panama. Despite its name, it is not a true finch, but rather a member of the large family Passerellidae, which also includes American sparrows, juncos and towhees. It is the only member of the genus Pezopetes ~ Wikipedia

RSPB Arne, Dorset

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A Limousin bull

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Apolong, Negros Island, Philippines

A large skipper roosting in some grass

Seen a few of these but not many other butterflies. E-M1 MKII/100-400mm.

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For Macro Mondays - Anachronism.

Nikon W 150mm/5.6 large format lens on Copal 0 shiutter, mounted on a lens board.

Speedlight with grid left front, silver reflector right, speedlight with snoot directed at shutter dial, and speedlight with diffuser adjacent to back of lens.

Three inches in greatest dimension.

Nymphalidae, Heliconiinae: Argynnis childreni childreni

One water drop much larger than the others.

Large Rose Fly (2710)

Scientific name: Ochlodes sylvanus.

A small widespread butterfly with a darting flight. Upperwings orange with brown margins with a few pale orange spots.

Male Large Skippers are most often found perching in a prominent, sunny position, usually on a large leaf at a boundary between taller and shorter vegetation, awaiting passing females.

Flowerpot Island, Bruce Peninsula, ON,Canada

This is one from my archives of 2006. I'd just bought my first 2 DSLR's Canon EOS D30 and D60, 3Mp and 6Mp, and they were both brilliant. This was taken with the D60 and a Sigma 180mm f/5.6 macro. These butterflies are extinct in Britain, but someone had unofficially released a few in Derbyshire. There was no larval foodplant for them and they didn't survive to the next year.

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