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Recently managed to get out for a couple of hours on two separate afternoons down to the local Butterfly Conservation reserve at Snakeholme Pit. There is a wide variety of insect life down there and the trips were quite rewarding.
1. Banded Demoiselle Male
2. Banded Demoiselle Female
I might have hoped for a better shot than this, but still feel quite pleased as its the first time I've actually managed to get a half decent shot of the female. There were a couple of females around on both occasions, but they seldom stopped anywhere for more than a couple of seconds. Never seen quite so many males around in that area, so I can understand the females not stopping as they were constantly harrassed by the very amourous males!
3. Craneflies Mating
Think that they are "Nephrotoma Quadrifaria" - a striking species of brightly coloured, black and yellow cranefly. Adults are usually seen in shady parts of the woodland or garden, such as in shrubberies or under trees and often when they are mating.
4. Comma Butterfly
5. Red Admiral Butterfly
6 5-spot Burnet Moths
Interestingly only saw these three - all on the same flower!
All pictures were taken with a Canon EOS 5D MkIII. The Banded Demoiselle Female was taken with a Tamron SP AF 180mm F/3.5 Di LD[IF] MACRO 1:1, while the others were taken with a Canon EF 70-300mm f4-5.6 L IS USM.
Hope you enjoy them as much as I did seeing them.
1. Banded Demoiselle Male
2. Banded Demoiselle Female
I might have hoped for a better shot than this, but still feel quite pleased as its the first time I've actually managed to get a half decent shot of the female. There were a couple of females around on both occasions, but they seldom stopped anywhere for more than a couple of seconds. Never seen quite so many males around in that area, so I can understand the females not stopping as they were constantly harrassed by the very amourous males!
3. Craneflies Mating
Think that they are "Nephrotoma Quadrifaria" - a striking species of brightly coloured, black and yellow cranefly. Adults are usually seen in shady parts of the woodland or garden, such as in shrubberies or under trees and often when they are mating.
4. Comma Butterfly
5. Red Admiral Butterfly
6 5-spot Burnet Moths
Interestingly only saw these three - all on the same flower!
All pictures were taken with a Canon EOS 5D MkIII. The Banded Demoiselle Female was taken with a Tamron SP AF 180mm F/3.5 Di LD[IF] MACRO 1:1, while the others were taken with a Canon EF 70-300mm f4-5.6 L IS USM.
Hope you enjoy them as much as I did seeing them.
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