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Kilwood and Blue Poole

September 14, 2013April 27, 2014 Chris 0 Comments Blue Pool, Butterflies, Canon 100mm F2.8 USM, Canon 650D, Common Blue, Damselfly, emerald damselfly, Green-veined White, Kilwood, macro, photography

On a showery ( sharp they were described on the radio) Sunday afternoon (8th Sept) I took a visit to Dorset Wildlife Trusts Kilwood Nature Reserve near Blandford, hoping to find some remaining butterflies and maybe some darters at the reserve.

There were some obliging butterflies – quite a few whites and a few blues about. The whites seem to have had a good year this year – the reverse can be said for the blues, which seem to have really suffered due to the bad spring. After sheltering from one of the sharp showers, I managed to photograph a Common Blue Butterfly as it warmed up from the rain.

Common Blue perched on flower. Taken on Canon 650D with Canon 100mm USM Macro Lens. ISO 400 F4.5 1/400. Natural Light.

Common Blue. Taken on Canon 650D with Canon 100mm USM Macro Lens. ISO 400 F8 1/400. Natural Light.

I then spotted a Green-veined White nectaring nearby – with a fly grabbing a perch on its wing.

Green-viened White and Fly. Taken on Canon 650D with Canon 100mm USM Macro Lens. ISO 400 F6.3 1/200. Natural Light.

Walking further on, the normally good for darter reserve Norden, was devoid of any activity. So I decided to pay a first visit to the nearby Blue Pool. The pool is very blue – so no trade descriptions there. The price for entry seemed a bit high for me (£5.50) – but I was only on the lookout for damselflies and not making any use of the other amenities. However I did get a reward for entry, as there were a lot of Emeral Damselflies about, the following three a my pic, of the macro shots I got of them, including a mating pair.