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Whiteoak Canyon stream in October. It's part of the Shenandoah National Park in Virginia, USA
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The creek is partially frozen
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This small lycaenid butterfly was one of the few subjects that stood still enough for a stack in a warm July morning.
30 natural light exposures at f5.6, ISO 100 made with Sony A7, reversed Rodenstock APO-Rodagon-D 75/4.5 lens on Nikon PB-5 bellows.
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Looking across to the small harbour in lovely Troon ~ it was so peaceful and calm, then .... today, it is pouring down!!
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Small pier in Palcmanská Maša. Palcmanská Maša is the largest water reservoir on the territory of the Slovak Paradise.
It was BITH www.flickr.com/photos/99303089@N00 who persuaded me to upload this photograph when he told me how badly Small Tortoiseshells are faring in the rest of the country.
It appears that this once common butterfly is common no-more. This is from the short version of Butterfly Conservation's Big Butterfly Count report for 2018: "The Small Tortoiseshell suffered its worst summer in the history of the Big Butterfly Count with sightings falling by 32% compared to last year. Just 23,000 Small Tortoiseshell were counted by participants across the UK during the three-week recording period which coincided with the joint hottest summer on record. The population of the once common and widespread Small Tortoiseshell has collapsed by 75% since the 1970s and there are now growing concerns amongst scientists for the butterfly’s long-term future. Reasons for the ongoing decline are being investigated with climate change, pollution and parasites all possible culprits"
But they appear to be relatively common here in the Pennines. I photographed these on a dry-stone wall high on the Pennine Moors (c350m asl). The cause of the decline is a bit of a mystery as its larval foodplant Nettle is as common as it ever was. It is parasitized by several flies and wasps, but a new species of fly (Sturmia bella) colonised Britain about 1999 and spread rapidly. This fly specialises on Small Tortoiseshells and its relatives Comma and Peacock. However, this may not be the full story as this butterfly fares particularly badly in both wet and dry summers. It seems to fare best in summers that start off cool and wet, but later become warm and sunny. So it is possible that Small Tortoiseshells are sensitive to climate change.
Small Tortoiseshells spend the winter as an adult butterfly, hibernating in barns and sheds. In the first warm days of spring they emerge from hibernation and search for a mate, then the females seek out nettles on which to lay their eggs. This pair are still at the courtship stage. The lower butterfly is the male and he is in surprisingly good condition given he emerged from his pupa last August. The slightly larger female above is showing understandable signs of wear.
Sony A7R + Voigtlander VM-E Close Focus Adaptor + Leica Summilux-M 50mm f/1.4 ASPH.
Handheld. Edited in Lightroom 5.6 + VSCO.
From Shanghai. China.
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PENTAX K-1 • FF Mode • 100 ISO • Porst Tele 1:1.8/135mm MC AUTO E
Jardin d'altitude du Haut-Chitelet • Vosges • France
Gettysburg and Northern's EMD GP38-2 3833 was pausing in Gardners to work the industries in town, briefly blocking the main road in town.