2 x Small Skippers.
1 x Small Tortoishell.
1 x Garden Carpet moth.
Both skippers were nectaring on brambles, you can see their probiscus's. I've always struggled to get good, crisp shots of Skippers. These could have been better, but they were some12 feet away. My zoom lens was at full extention. Most high power zoom lenses suffer at full extention, focus and contrast tend to be degraded. I shouldn't complain really, they are better than I've done before.
Small Skipper.
Small Skipper.
6 comments:
Hi Gordon , its a Large Skipper , there were masses of them yesterday and reports from all over Calderdale i had 12 on my local walk and another 5/6 at Claremount...
Ooh, thank you Andy, it's a first for me. I was along way off them and I'm not familar with Skippers.Through the viewfinder, it was a case of get two snaps whilst you can. Now, belatedly, I shall look the two Skippers up properly.
Nice photos Gordon..they always fly off when i get close/
THank you Andy. I always thought that Skippers simply didn't like me, for some reason. Really though, they, and a few other species, are very edgy butterflies.
Great shots Gordon for not an easy target !
Thanks David. It seems I've been harder on myself than Ishould have been, over the two Skipper photos. We are our own worst critics.
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