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Black Darter on Heather

Macro shooting at Town Common

September 29, 2017 ChrisA 0 Comments Black Darter, Bog Bush Cricket, Butterfly, Canon 100mm F2.8 USM, Christchurch Common, Dragonfly, Gatekeeper, Heather, Laowa 15mm f/4 Wide-Angled 1:1 Macro Lens, macro, Small Red Damselfly, spider, St Catherine's Hill, Summer, Topaz Texture Effects, Town Common, Wasp Spider

I spent several days hunting insects at Town Common – Christchurch in August. So for something different in this post

Small Copper on Heather

Sopley Selection

August 16, 2015 Chris 0 Comments Butterfly, Canon 100mm F2.8 USM, Canon 760D, close up, Dorset Wildlife Trust, Gatekeeper, Grasshopper, Helicon Focus, macro, Manfrotto Befree Tripod, Natural Light, Rhododendron Leafhopper, Small Blue, Small Copper, Sopley Common, Stack, Veneer Moth

This selection of macro shots were taken at Dorset Wildlife Trusts Sopley Common Nature Reserve. This is a heathland reserve.

Silver-washed Fritillary

Butterflies at Pignal (New Forest)

July 19, 2014 Chris 0 Comments Brimstone, Butterflies, Canon 100mm F2.8 USM, Canon 650D, Gatekeeper, Large Skipper, macro, Marbled White, New Forest, Peacock, Pignal Inclosure, Ringlet, Silver-washed Fritillary

Pignal Inclosure in the New Forest, is an excellent place for butterflies, and this visit on a hot sunny July

Small Skipper Nectaring (2)

Butterflies at Alners & Lyndlich

August 2, 2013April 27, 2014 Chris 0 Comments 3D, Alners Gorse, Butterflies, Butterfly, Canon 100mm F2.8 USM, Canon 650D, comma, Gatekeeper, Lynlinch Common, macro, Silver-washed Fritillary, Small Skipper

Took a visit to Alners Gorse Butterfly Reserve on the last Sunday in July. The weather was warm, but very

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Pre-Olympic Portland Butterflies

August 24, 2012August 24, 2012 Chris 0 Comments Broadcroft Quarry, Butterflies, Butterly, Canon 100mm F2.8 USM, Canon 50D, Chalkhill Blue, Gatekeeper, macro, Portland, Silver-studded Blue

I took a pre-Olympic visit to Broadcroft Quarry on the Isle of Portland, in the hope of finding some Chalkhill