You could be forgiven for thinking that this is Blog is purely about Butterflies at the moment. It isn't, but you have to make hay while the sun shines and there are plenty of species around now. Quite a contrast to last year when I struggled to find any.
The Green-veined White is a common species and can be found just about everywhere in the UK.
You can find it on the wing between April and September. The first brood from April to the end of June and the second from July to September.
I was fortunate to be in the right place at the right time when as you can see in the images below a male attempting to mate with a female. Please forgive the noisy and poor images taken under a shaded hedgerow, but you will get the idea of what is going on, or rather not so on this occasion. The union was unsuccessful.
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| Lumix GH3. 35-100mm lens. 1/4000 at f2.8. 100mm(=200) ISO2500 |
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| Lumix GH3. 35-100mm lens. 1/4000 at f2.8. 100mm(=200) ISO3200 |
yours is a delightful nature logbook, so butterflies and more butterflies certainly fit that category Roy. Beautiful shots. In nature we have to take what we can get, any way we can. You did great
ReplyDeleteThanks Carole.
DeleteThey appear so delicate!
ReplyDeleteIts amazing when you consider the elements they have to put up with Karen.
DeleteTruly another great series of cabbage whites Roy!
ReplyDeleteHi Roy Lovely series of shots. Pity they did not mate, perhaps only young and learning!
ReplyDeleteGeweldig hij is af en toe haast doorschijnend.
ReplyDeleteIk denk dat ze heeft gezien door hem Nic.
DeleteHey Roy...Both the butterflies and you tried for for a successful connection,but didn't quite make it!!
ReplyDeleteI do love the photo's though!! Very whimsical, like a ballet dance as they fluttered about!! A good display of nature as it is !!
Grace
Thanks GG, well I didn't, they did.{:))
DeleteThis is one butterfly I have yet to get picture of. You are right, you do have to take the opportunity when they arise. The Chalk Blues are out at the moment, I have seen several but not managed to get any good images of them. The second generation of the Adonis Blue will emerging very soon.
ReplyDeleteThanks Lyn, I will be on the look out for Adonis, but have not been lucky so far.
DeleteGreat Roy, it really is a good summer in UK for butterflies and every time you are them to çatch' them. The pictures with the flying one are great. For me, that's sort of impossible to shoot.
ReplyDeleteRegards,
Marianne
Thanks Marianne.
DeleteI know what you mean, make hay while the sun shines! Wow, you shot these at a pretty high ISO! We would never know if you didn't tell us. But you got to do what you got to do!
ReplyDeleteThanks Steve.
DeleteThe Lumix 35-100mm f2.8 is effectively a 70-200mm f2.8 so it performs pretty well.