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H B’s & E S’s – 24th July 2011

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Jul 242011

A morning watching one of my favourite raptors, Honey Buzzard. In perfect skies & weather, up to 4 birds were performing and gave some very nice scope views. Unfortunately a little too far for the camera. Year List moves on to 226 Later in the afternoon I went back to Foremark and was able to get much better shots of Essex Skipper in the warm afternoon sunshine. They are very tricky little butterflies but once you get your “eye-in” on the jizz, they become easier to find. The following shots show clearly the so called “Ink Dipped” […]

A “Tricky” Little Skipper – 23rd July 2011

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Jul 232011

A “Tricky” Little Skipper - 23rd July 2011

I only need to see two more species of regular breeding British Butterfly – Lulworth Skipper & Swallowtail. I also only need to photograph 7 species and now 6 having managed to get Essex Skipper this morning at Foremark Reservoir in Derbyshire, a few miles from my home. Essex Skipper is a very tricky species to confidently identify. You practically need to crawl around on your hands and knees to check the underside of the antennae. These should be black, appearing as though they have been dipped in ink. It is also possible to see the slightly more pointed […]