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24-07-2009, 05:22 PM
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| | | grayling butterfly
After numerous attempts I finally saw one today on scrubland around Teesmouth, took me ages to follow it to get a view with wings open to confirm identity. This maybe explains why nearly all images on the net etc are of Graylings with wings closed- very unsociable. |
24-07-2009, 05:26 PM
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| | | Re: grayling butterfly
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Originally Posted by GFM  After numerous attempts I finally saw one today on scrubland around Teesmouth, took me ages to follow it to get a view with wings open to confirm identity. This maybe explains why nearly all images on the net etc are of Graylings with wings closed- very unsociable. | They do virtually always settle with wings shut- it's amazing how an individual you're watching becomes almost invisible as it settles + merges into the background! |
24-07-2009, 05:27 PM
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| | | Re: grayling butterfly
Well done!! I've never seen one properly with their wings open. I saw my first ones of the year earlier this week. They make me smile when they alight and almost immediately drop their forewings - "wings up" - "wings down"  |
29-07-2009, 11:17 AM
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| | | Re: grayling butterfly
If anyones intrested in seeing them I have 2 upperside pics of both male and female graylings here:
Male: 
Female: 
It took ages to get these. Anyone tried catching butterflies without a net? |
19-08-2009, 04:32 AM
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| | | Re: grayling butterfly
(Why is there no edit option?) No harm was caused to the butterflies before anything thinks that.  I hate these photos mainly because it looks like im doing something....unmentionable to the butterflies.  | | |
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