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h4yn0nnym0u5e · 07-17-2018, 10:49 PM

Originally posted by Shedking

If you can ever get "on a run" on a walk, this was it: Marbled White, Brimstone.

How did you find a Marbled White settled like that?! There's a field with them local to my workplace, but I spent an hour there and never once saw one stationary.

Cheers

Jonathan

**Shedking** · 07-18-2018, 01:55 AM

Originally posted by h4yn0nnym0u5e

I think the first one is actually a Gatekeeper...

That was actually my first thought, but I was "corrected" by the rangers in the reserve. They said that the meadow brown and hedge brown/gatekeeper populations were not distinct.

They would only have had the camera screen to look at,.(ISO 2000 BTW).

I'm happy to edit the ident to Gatekeeper..

---------- Post added 07-18-18 at 02:12 AM ----------

Originally posted by h4yn0nnym0u5e

How did you find a Marbled White settled like that?! There's a field with them local to my workplace, but I spent an hour there and never once saw one stationary.

Cheers

Jonathan

Luck.......and botany. According to Butterfly Conservation the Marbled White "flies in areas of unimproved grassland" and "shows a marked preference for purple flowers such as Wild Marjoram, Field Scabious, thistles, and knapweeds. Adults may be found roosting halfway down tall grass stems".

Arne is a heathland reserve. Just a few metres into the long grass was a patch of thistles. This individual was roosting exactly where I would have expected it..

All of those photos were taken 5-10 metres off the paths. I rarely get a butterfly photo I like without standing in long grass or thorns.

**Shedking** · 07-18-2018, 02:20 AM - **5 Likes**

Still on that one lens walk, this one would have been much easier to take with my Tokina 400mm at closest focus. Easier, and less squelchy - I'm standing in a bog to capture this Emperor female laying her eggs:

h4yn0nnym0u5e · 07-18-2018, 04:31 AM

Originally posted by Shedking

That was actually my first thought, but I was "corrected" by the rangers in the reserve. They said that the meadow brown and hedge brown/gatekeeper populations were not distinct.

Well, it looks pretty distinct to me: lots of orange, double eye-spots on the forewings, orange and small dots on the hind wings. Can't tell the size, of course... Here it is on our current favourite ID website.

Originally posted by Shedking

Luck.......and botany. According to Butterfly Conservation the Marbled White "flies in areas of unimproved grassland" and "shows a marked preference for purple flowers such as Wild Marjoram, Field Scabious, thistles, and knapweeds. Adults may be found roosting halfway down tall grass stems".

Arne is a heathland reserve. Just a few metres into the long grass was a patch of thistles. This individual was roosting exactly where I would have expected it..

All of those photos were taken 5-10 metres off the paths. I rarely get a butterfly photo I like without standing in long grass or thorns.

I think mine must be colour-blind - they're in a meadow full of ragwort, quite close to another field which does actually contain thistles, but no Marbled Whites! Unimproved grassland is right for both. I did manage to score a slightly tatty Silver-washed Fritillary in the former, and a glimpse of a White-letter Hairstreak in the other, so I need to go back soon.

Cheers

Jonathan

**DW58** · 07-18-2018, 10:03 PM - **8 Likes**

D FA 100mm Macro WR and K-70.

**Canada_Rockies** · 07-19-2018, 05:57 AM

Originally posted by DW58

D FA 100mm Macro WR and K-70.

That is a top notch image!

**jacamar** · 07-19-2018, 08:31 AM - **1 Like**

Sundew plants, taken handheld from a canoe

K-3, Pentax f2.8 35mm macro limited, cropped

**Craigbob** · 07-20-2018, 08:02 AM - **5 Likes**

A few more from my old Vivitar/Pentax FA 100mm /f/3.5 Macro. The ants are 100% crop from the wider flower pictures.

lukulele · 07-20-2018, 06:53 PM - **7 Likes**

Around the house, difficult finding unbattered Butterflies and fewer overall in the Milkweed and Jopi stands. K-3/Tamron 90mm 172E

**DW58** · 07-20-2018, 08:42 PM

Originally posted by Canada_Rockies

That is a top notch image!

Thanks for the kind words. I appreciate that.

**ChipB** · 07-20-2018, 09:02 PM

Originally posted by lukulele

Around the house, difficult finding unbattered Butterflies and fewer overall in the Milkweed and Jopi stands. K-3/Tamron 90mm 172E

Very nice set Lou - thanks for sharing.

**WPRESTO** · 07-21-2018, 06:27 AM - **4 Likes**

Panasonic GX8 + Oly 60mm f2.8 macro.

**Canada_Rockies** · 07-21-2018, 07:06 AM

Originally posted by WPRESTO

Panasonic GX8 + Oly 60mm f2.8 macro.

Well shot, Walt.

**WPRESTO** · 07-21-2018, 07:08 AM

Originally posted by Canada_Rockies

Well shot, Walt.

Thank you. Always happy when someone enjoys seeing an image I post.

**Kerrowdown** · 07-21-2018, 03:12 PM - **5 Likes**

07-18-2018, 01:55 AM	#2957
Shedking Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Dec 2016 Location: Silverstone Photos: Gallery Posts: 331	Originally posted by h4yn0nnym0u5e I think the first one is actually a Gatekeeper... That was actually my first thought, but I was "corrected" by the rangers in the reserve. They said that the meadow brown and hedge brown/gatekeeper populations were not distinct. They would only have had the camera screen to look at,.(ISO 2000 BTW). I'm happy to edit the ident to Gatekeeper.. ---------- Post added 07-18-18 at 02:12 AM ---------- Originally posted by h4yn0nnym0u5e How did you find a Marbled White settled like that?! There's a field with them local to my workplace, but I spent an hour there and never once saw one stationary. Cheers Jonathan Luck.......and botany. According to Butterfly Conservation the Marbled White "flies in areas of unimproved grassland" and "shows a marked preference for purple flowers such as Wild Marjoram, Field Scabious, thistles, and knapweeds. Adults may be found roosting halfway down tall grass stems". Arne is a heathland reserve. Just a few metres into the long grass was a patch of thistles. This individual was roosting exactly where I would have expected it.. All of those photos were taken 5-10 metres off the paths. I rarely get a butterfly photo I like without standing in long grass or thorns. Last edited by Shedking; 07-18-2018 at 02:46 AM.

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07-17-2018, 10:49 PM	#2956
h4yn0nnym0u5e Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2016 Location: Cambridgeshire, UK Photos: Albums Posts: 333	Originally posted by Shedking If you can ever get "on a run" on a walk, this was it: Marbled White, Brimstone. How did you find a Marbled White settled like that?! There's a field with them local to my workplace, but I spent an hour there and never once saw one stationary. Cheers Jonathan

07-18-2018, 04:31 AM	#2959
h4yn0nnym0u5e Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2016 Location: Cambridgeshire, UK Photos: Albums Posts: 333	Originally posted by Shedking That was actually my first thought, but I was "corrected" by the rangers in the reserve. They said that the meadow brown and hedge brown/gatekeeper populations were not distinct. Well, it looks pretty distinct to me: lots of orange, double eye-spots on the forewings, orange and small dots on the hind wings. Can't tell the size, of course... Here it is on our current favourite ID website. Originally posted by Shedking Luck.......and botany. According to Butterfly Conservation the Marbled White "flies in areas of unimproved grassland" and "shows a marked preference for purple flowers such as Wild Marjoram, Field Scabious, thistles, and knapweeds. Adults may be found roosting halfway down tall grass stems". Arne is a heathland reserve. Just a few metres into the long grass was a patch of thistles. This individual was roosting exactly where I would have expected it.. All of those photos were taken 5-10 metres off the paths. I rarely get a butterfly photo I like without standing in long grass or thorns. I think mine must be colour-blind - they're in a meadow full of ragwort, quite close to another field which does actually contain thistles, but no Marbled Whites! Unimproved grassland is right for both. I did manage to score a slightly tatty Silver-washed Fritillary in the former, and a glimpse of a White-letter Hairstreak in the other, so I need to go back soon. Cheers Jonathan

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07-20-2018, 08:42 PM	#2965
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