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2025 Weekly Alphabet Challenge 20/52 ~ Tips
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Lapwings grow a new set of feathers in the autumn and the upperpart feathers have a narrow buffy tip that wears off by spring leaving the glossy breeding plumage. Nearly all of my Lapwing photographs were taken on the breeding grounds in the hills so I think this is the first adult in its buffy-scaled winter plumage that I have uploaded. Also in winter they tend to live in skittish flocks so they are not as easy to photograph close. Young Lapwings also have more extensive buffy edges but the glossy colours and long crest show this to be an adult. Here's a young bird for comparison with a short crest: www.flickr.com/photos/timmelling/36052348383/in/photolist Adult male Lapwings have black all over the front of the face that join up with the breast band so this white faced bird is a female. Here's an adult male: www.flickr.com/photos/timmelling/36953431185/in/photolist I photographed this winter-plumaged female at Martin Mere in lowland Lancashire where they are common in winter. They usually vacate the hills in winter but their noisy return in March (sometimes earlier) is one of the first signs of spring.
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.
I was desperately trying to find something to photograph today as I'm doing a 365 project. Settled on my pen pot.
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There was some sun when I set off for my usual walk and I saw a few butterflies on the roadside as I headed for the reserve. However by the time I got there it was overcast, so I headed back.
This was one of those seen - all were either female orange tips or other whites.
The Orange-tip is a true sign of spring, being one of the first species to emerge that has not overwintered as an adult. The male and female of this species are very different in appearance. The more-conspicuous male has orange tips to the forewings, that give this butterfly its name. These orange tips are absent in the female and the female is often mistaken for one of the other whites, especially the Green-veined White or Small White. This butterfly is found throughout England, Wales and Ireland, but is somewhat-local further north and especially in Scotland
It's a hot & steamy August 1981 day in Gilman, IL as TP&W C424 #800 switches in town.
UPDATE 5/23/17: Illinois Railway Museum has launched an emergency fund raiser to try and save the TP&W 800
'Anthocharis cardamines' 'Orange tip' Butterflies ( Female at the front and her Male admirer behind.)
Virgil Connell Spring, SR- 89 / Alpine County, California
I posted this image in Western Odonata on Facebook and have just received feedback from Will Richardson, Pierre Deviche and Jim Johnson that this is a male Lyre-tipped Spreadwing and that it is a new record for Alpine County, as well as a new first of the year for 2018 in California and a new lifer ode for me.
Late May to July. Widespread and frequent throughout Britain, although more local in Scotland. An unmistakable moth which closely resembles a twig from a Silver Birch when at rest.
When at rest, the wings are held almost vertically against the body with two buff areas at the front of the thorax and at the tips of the forewings which look very like the pale wood of the birch. The rest of the wings are the same mottled grey colour of the birch bark.
Occasionally the adults can be found resting in the day on a twig or the ground. They fly at night and comes to light, usually after midnight.
A few miles from my Morning Glory Chinle site, along the same cliffs, I found another location where a blue layer meets brown and red. It's not as scenic as the former but still intriguing.
Because it is near a railroad line, I call it the Railroad Blues.
I spotted this Orange Tip butterfly on the drive at Yeldall Manor and had to chase round after it for a few minutes before it decided to rest for a moment... Near Hare Hatch, Berkshire, UK.
One of the 'new' Royal Navy Agusta-Westland Merlins seemingly 'tips a wink' to an outgoing Commando HC.4 as they take the salute from the crowd during after participating in the RNAS Yeovilton's annual Air Day's set-piece 'Airfield Assault'.
Most of the HC.4's have been retired - sold off for spares and scrap to be replaced by the larger and more capable ex RAF Merlin which have a door both sides of the cabin along with a rear loading ramp.
The incredible sight and sound of these huge helicopters in such close proximity certainly brings home what it must be like to be at the 'sharp' end of Royal Marine operations!
Fantastic!
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Seems I can get some good tips from this, and so can many of our tranny peers! View and save this poster in full-size for best effect. Pass this along!
Of course, you can eyeball an accomplished and elegant poser at Ashley Ann's page!
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