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Butterflies & Caterpillars
A few I've taken this week 
1, Speckled Wood
2, Small Tortoiseshell
3, Red Admiral
4, Peacock
5, Gate Keeper or Hedge Brown (known as either)
6, Cinnabar Moth Caterpillar
7, Knot Grass Caterpillar
8, This is another Peacock, but there's something about the picture I like
1, Speckled Wood
2, Small Tortoiseshell
3, Red Admiral
4, Peacock
5, Gate Keeper or Hedge Brown (known as either)
6, Cinnabar Moth Caterpillar
7, Knot Grass Caterpillar
8, This is another Peacock, but there's something about the picture I like
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Ok - how do you manage it!!!! I never seem to be able to catch them...the little so and so's never stay still long enough!
Great shots btw!!
Great shots btw!!
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First of all bloomin' lovely, My fave are the two Peacock butterfly pics, fo rno other reason, than they are my fave butterflies, and one of the few that I know the name of
I really love the last shot
Thanks for the names, you are like David Attenborough, it was a Red admiral I chased round the garden today with my new lens, trying to carch a pic
You noticed I said trying did not get one decent one, it kept flying off
I really love the last shotThanks for the names, you are like David Attenborough, it was a Red admiral I chased round the garden today with my new lens, trying to carch a pic
You noticed I said trying did not get one decent one, it kept flying off
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Tassle
Ok - how do you manage it!!!! I never seem to be able to catch them...the little so and so's never stay still long enough!
Great shots btw!!
Great shots btw!!
It's called patience
and I also stalk them until they land, or swear at them for going out of bounds 
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Originally Posted by Moonstone
First of all bloomin' lovely, My fave are the two Peacock butterfly pics, fo rno other reason, than they are my fave butterflies, and one of the few that I know the name of I really love the last shot
Thanks for the names, you are like David Attenborough, it was a Red admiral I chased round the garden today with my new lens, trying to carch a pic You noticed I said trying did not get one decent one, it kept flying off
I really love the last shotThanks for the names, you are like David Attenborough, it was a Red admiral I chased round the garden today with my new lens, trying to carch a pic
You noticed I said trying did not get one decent one, it kept flying offThanks MS, I'm sat here giggling at the thought of you chasing one round the garden, following it's every move, now there's a video I'd pay to see
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Yes - I'd be OK if I could by a bottled version of patience but no-one seems to ahve brought it out yet!
It doesn't help having the dogs running round either!
It doesn't help having the dogs running round either!
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Only watch the video if they have one of those beep machines I got a bit angry with it in the end, and told it to beep off I think my neighbour thinks I have lost the plot
They have seen me crawl across the lawn to get to a robin, or the dogsand seen me laying in wet grass taking pics of bluebells or the best one talking to a pigeon , telling it to stay still and not move
I am sure the butterfly was laughing at me.
I got a bit angry with it in the end, and told it to beep off I think my neighbour thinks I have lost the plotThey have seen me crawl across the lawn to get to a robin, or the dogs
and seen me laying in wet grass taking pics of bluebells or the best one talking to a pigeon , telling it to stay still and not moveI am sure the butterfly was laughing at me.
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Great shots.
Our big Buddleia bush has just come into flower and usually attracts 100's of butterflys - hopefully I'll get a picture at last.
Our big Buddleia bush has just come into flower and usually attracts 100's of butterflys - hopefully I'll get a picture at last.
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Love number 3 and 8 C!!!
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Lovely pics.. I can never get them to stay still long enough either! have only seen the white ones around here so far this year.
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Oh wonderful photos. I love the caterpillars! 
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