photos taken with Canon EOS 30D, EF 300mm f/4L IS USM
Showing posts with label small skipper. Show all posts
Showing posts with label small skipper. Show all posts
Sunday, July 10, 2011
Waresley Wood in summer
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large skipper,
meadow brown,
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Waresley Wood
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Saturday, July 09, 2011
A return visit
I can't get enough of Silver-washed Fritillaries!
Small Skipper
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
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Gamlingay Wood,
marbled white,
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Sunday, July 11, 2010
Don't be so cheeky!
I caught this Small Skipper cheekily poking out its tongue at me... and what a tongue it is
There seemed to be a lot of flirting (or fighting?) going on
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.

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

Small Skipper

Large Skipper

The world's tattiest Small Tortoiseshell?
photos taken with Canon EOS 30D, EF 300mm f/4L IS USM
They were there, but elusive. Another visit required...
Small Skipper
Large Skipper
The world's tattiest Small Tortoiseshell?
photos taken with Canon EOS 30D, EF 300mm f/4L IS USM
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large skipper,
marbled white,
Potton,
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small tortoiseshell
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Potton, Bedfordshire, UK
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