Early August
I have been a bit busy with work and other stuff, that I have not managed to find time until now to post these macro images that I took in Early August.
Firstly a trio of butterfly shots, taken at Blashford in the sun.
Speckled Wood Butterfly
Speckled Wood Butterfly on Nettles
Brimstone butterfly nectaring on a thistle
Then a trio of darter images from the heathland of Christchurch Common.
Black Darter
Common Darter
Common Darter on perch
Then back at Blashford Lakes Nature reserve these Agelastica alni (Alder leaf beetles) were like a plague this year, with them appearing all over place. Only a few years ago this beetle was thought to be extinct in the Uk. Obviously not! The images here were taken after a summer rainfall.
Agelastica alni with rain damaged wing
Agelastica alni (Alder leaf beetle)
Agelastica alni with raindrops (10 images stacked)
And finally another type of beetle – a black coloured weevil. On a fence post.
Black Weevil crawling down a post
Black Weevil looking off a post
All images taken on a Canon 5D mkIV. The butterflies and darters on a Canon 100mm F2.8 USM Macro Lens. The rest on a Canon MPE-65mm lens. Flash lighting from a Yongnuo twin flash – diffused.
