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Marsh Fritillary - Euphydryas aurinia. On My hand.

A visit to Kingcombe Meadows.

June 20, 2011December 14, 2014 Chris 0 Comments Butterflies, Butterfly, Canon 100mm F2.8 USM, Canon 50D, Common Blue, macro, Marsh Fritillary

I visited Kingcombe Meadows on the 22nd May, another Dorset Wildlife Trust reserve (and in better condition than the lamented

Lackey Moth Catterpillar

Lydlinch Common

May 31, 2011September 30, 2013 Chris 0 Comments Alners Gorse, Butterflies, Canon 100mm F2.8 USM, Canon 50D, Lynlinch Common, macro, Moth

During Mid-May I took a visit to Lydlinch Common after noting on the Uk Butterflies site that it had a

Small Pearl Bordered Fritillary - Close Up at 1.5x Mag

Butterflies & Bug at Bentley Wood.

May 27, 2011June 17, 2011 Chris 0 Comments Butterflies, Canon 100mm F2.8 USM, Canon 50D, Canon MPE-65mm, Duke of Burgundy, Ladybird, macro, Small Pearl Bordered Fritillary

Visited Bentley Wood again on the 14th May, to try to see some Small Pearl Bordered Butterflies. Well they were

Female Orange Tip - Anthocharis cardamines at 1:1.

Orange Tip at Rest

May 17, 2011June 17, 2011 Chris 2 Comments Anthocharis cardamines, Butterflies, Canon 100mm F2.8 USM, Canon 50D, macro, Orange Tip

On Sunday 8th May I attempted to go to Noar Hill which is reputed to be good for butterflies. Looking

Stack of Pearl-bordered Fritillary - Boloria euphrosyne

Pearl Bordered Fritillarys and others at Bentley Wood.

May 16, 2011August 21, 2011 Chris 0 Comments Beefly, Bentley Wood, Boloria euphrosyne, Bombyliidae, Butterflies, Canon 100mm F2.8 USM, Canon 20D Infrared Converted, Canon 50D, Canon MPE-65mm, macro, Pearl-bordered Fritillary, Stacking

I took a visit to Bentley Wood at the beginning of May to try see & take some shots of

Common Darter Female - Sympetrum striolatum

Copper, Brimstone and Munching Darter.

September 8, 2010September 25, 2013 Chris 0 Comments Animation, Brimstone, Butterflies, Canon 100mm F2.8 USM, Cricket, Darter, macro, Small Copper

A visit on Sunday 29th August to the excellent Alners Gorse butterfly conservation reserve in Dorset proved again to be

Green-veined White - Pieris napi - Underside Wings

Kilwood Again…

August 26, 2010September 14, 2013 Chris 0 Comments Butterflies, Butterfly, Canon 100mm F2.8 USM, Dorset Wildlife Trust, Green-veined White, Kilwood, macro, Moth

Took another visit to Dorset Wildlife Trust’s Kilwood Nature Reserve on Sunday. Pretty wet weather all day so only got

Small Skipper - Thymelicus sylvestris

Alners Gorse

July 26, 2010August 4, 2011 Chris 2 Comments Alners Gorse, Butterflies, Canon 100mm F2.8 USM, Canon MPE-65mm, Marbled White, Ringlet, Small Skipper

I had the pleasure of visiting Alners Gorse – a Butterfly Conservation Reserve in Dorset on Saturday. It was my

Common Blue

Blues at Kingcombe Meadows

May 31, 2010December 14, 2014 Chris 2 Comments Blue, Butterflies, Canon 100mm F2.8 USM, Dorset Wildlife Trust, Kingcombe Meadows

Took a visit to Kingcombe Meadows a Dorset Wildlife Trust site, near Toller Porcorum in Dorset. The meadows were awash