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Friday, 10 May 2013

Blue and White

BLUE ....
....is a very small butterfly named the Holly Blue.

The images below are of a female 'Holly' with a wingspan of just 35mm.
The female has the dark edge stripes to the wingtips, the male is just plain blue all over the top of the wings. This species is mainly observed in England, Wales and the Republic of Ireland.
If see your first blue butterfly of the year in Spring then it is most likely a 'Holly' as they are the first of the 'Blues' to emerge. This one was flying along a woodland track with tall trees and low green bush and woodland flowers.

Lumix GX1. 12-35mm lens. 35mm. 1/400 at f5.6. ISO160






WHITE...
... is the Large White butterfly and much bigger than the 'Holly',  with a wingspan measuring from 63mm for male and to 70mm for the female.

The images below are of the female which can be easily identified because of the pair of black spots on each forewing. The male just has the black edges to the forewings.

A common species that can be observed throughout the UK. 

Lumix GH3. 100-300mm lens. 300mm. 1/640 at f5.6 ISO200

I shot the image above and the first two below with a Panasonic Lumix 100-300mm lens. (At 300mm this lens is equivalent to a 600mm in 35mm DSLR terms.) I may have had a rant before about this, but certain Photographic websites with alleged 'Experts' that review photographic equipment give a poor write up about this lens. Maybe when they were testing it they forgot to take the lens cap off, or don't have a clue about how to use a camera. I'm a basic amateur and am more than happy with the lens and wonder who is paying these people. End of rant.




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12 comments:

  1. holdingmoments10 May 2013 at 08:33

    Lovely selection Roy, and good to start seeing these on the wing now.

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  2. Anonymous10 May 2013 at 12:20

    It's good to see you have an good variety so early. We're still waiting for our bugs to come out.

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    1. Roy Norris10 May 2013 at 20:08

      Thanks Steve. We are now getting colder wind and some rain again, I hope it doesn't spoil everything.

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  3. grammie g10 May 2013 at 13:32

    Hey Roy....What can I say, but another stunning post of butterflies!! Such a lovely blue posing beautifully for your camera, and duly so with the white!!I am no expert rant all you want!!
    I think they are marvelous!!
    I am envious because I have seen 3 and I was mowing the lawn on the riding mower at the time :(!!
    Grace

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    1. Roy Norris10 May 2013 at 20:09

      Thanks GG. Ride your mower with your camera around your neck.{:))

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  4. grammie g10 May 2013 at 13:33

    I have been meaning to say I love your header!!

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  5. Anonymous10 May 2013 at 17:32

    As you say Roy your new mirrorless camera set-up is working beautifully and these wonderful photos surely prove this fact :-) I have found it best to treat all comments from so called camera experts (especially online) with a very large pinch of salt ;-)

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    1. Roy Norris10 May 2013 at 20:10

      Thanks David, yes I will treat them accordingly.

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  6. Kathie Brown10 May 2013 at 20:42

    Wonderful photography of such delicate creatures!

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  7. Mary13 May 2013 at 16:33

    You always have such great shots of the blue butterflies! I think I first realized that blue butterflies existed by reading your blog. They are so tiny, I had never noticed them before. I seldom see one open, but at least I'm aware of their existence now! Lovely!

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    1. Roy Norris13 May 2013 at 17:22

      Thanks Mary, we have several species of blue in UK.

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