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at the animalshelter where i volunteer.
"This is Tipper he just got brought in and is ery scared, thats why he has his own cage, where he can get used to beeing with other cats and us from a save distance, she loves to be pat"
My daughter spotted this in the garden one evening perched on a small clump of bluebells (the spanish sort!) however it was a bit too dark to do any photography, so after going out in the morning to photograph the grizzled skipper, came back and we took some shots before the sun got too high.
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Back Garden - one from a couple of days ago, unfortunately I was unable to get at right angles to him.
Tip:
Focussed light can be incredibly powerful. You can of course use a snoot but in most cases this will still give a bit too much light. Don't be afraid to use cardboard to block off even more of the light and really only "paint" the light where you want it.
Orange Tip Butterfly. Rushey Common.
Having finally given up on days of chasing them up and down the rides, this chap settles beside me and patiently waits for me to rummage the camera out of the rucksack.
Think there might be a moral there somewhere.
Delighted to see my first Orange-tip male Butterfly in my gdn this morning in spite of a cool wind. the underside shot was taken with a lot of zoom as it was still very mobile. Still not seeing as many butterflies as usual by this time of year & not seen any Small Tortoiseshell's, most unusual but those are reported as declining species
My first Orange tip capture this year...
Oranjetipje, Anthocharis cardamines
Alblasserbos, The Netherlands
Yesterday was by far the warmest day so far this year so I once again walked to my local reserve. Amazingly after reaching the junction about 5 minutes from my house I only passed 2 other people (a pair walking 3 dogs) and was passed by 2 cyclists en route during the entire time.
These were the main hope of my outing and I saw 3.
This was in the reserve and the only one that settled and eventually opened its wings - though not quite fully.
Tip Toe landing... Canvasback comes in hard and soft...
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Sedum has just started to bloom in the garden, the pollinators will be glad of some late summer food.
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I found my first Orange Tips of the year yesterday including this very fresh male. I had to be patient after spotting him settle when the clouds came over, it took 30 mins before the sun reappeared and he opened his wings and flew off a few seconds later.
It's taken me a long time to get a shot of a male orange tip with his wings open like this. As most of you will know they're always on the wing and rarely settled or they're found with their wings held upright when at rest. This one though obliged nicely allowing me the opportunity to take a few shots.
Night time is the right time. Hird Transport's Scania tipping asphalt on the A63 Castle Street Hull.
From the bus -Grenfell Street - the smokers find any location to get their fix. Silver Efex Pro 2: Fuji Neopan ACROS 100
This is the first Orange-tip butterfly I've see this year, resting on a Pheasant's Eye (?) Narcissus. Taken at Brodsworth Hall garden earlier this month.
I posted another shot of this butterfly with it's wings closed at about 4pm (UK) yesterday and since then (over 22 hours ago) it's received very few views (just 12, at the moment), so I'm not sure if everyone can see it. Others have reported this sort of issue and I have seen it myself on previous occasions, so I've reported this to Flickr (as suggested on the help forum thread). I've left the original there to allow them to investigate. Please let me know if you can see the previous image too.
At last!
My first butterfly photo of the year. Early in the morning a brimstone flew through my garden but this butterfly settled on the back of one of my solar sheep in early afternoon.