Showing posts with label small skipper. Show all posts
Showing posts with label small skipper. Show all posts

Saturday, July 09, 2011

A return visit

Silver-washed Fritillary

Silver-washed Fritillary

Silver-washed Fritillary

Silver-washed Fritillary

I can't get enough of Silver-washed Fritillaries!

Small Skipper
Small Skipper

Marbled White
Marbled White

photos taken with Canon EOS 30D, EF 300mm f/4L IS USM, Extender EF 1.4x II photos taken with Nikon Coolpix 995 + Leica Apo Televid 77 with 20x eyepiece photos taken with Canon Powershot A640

Sunday, July 11, 2010

Don't be so cheeky!

Small Skipper
I caught this Small Skipper cheekily poking out its tongue at me... and what a tongue it is

Small Skipper
There seemed to be a lot of flirting (or fighting?) going on

Small Skipper
You can just about see the diagnostic antennae tips which distinguish this from Essex Skipper (Essex Skipper's are all black)

photos taken with Canon EOS 30D, EF 300mm f/4L IS USM

Thursday, July 02, 2009

Post-work

It wasn't much cooler than lunchtime, but we stopped off in Potton on the way home to look for Marbled Whites.

Marbled White
They were there, but elusive. Another visit required...

Small Skipper
Small Skipper

Large Skipper
Large Skipper

World's tattiest Small Tortoiseshell
The world's tattiest Small Tortoiseshell?


photos taken with Canon EOS 30D, EF 300mm f/4L IS USM