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15-07-2008, 01:35 PM
|  | Commander of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: SE Northumberland
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| | | Ringlet?
New one for me today, my butterfly book isnt up to much, closest I could find was a Ringlet.Confirmation either way would be great....this is the only focussed shot I managed - didnt get a pic of the underside of the wings unfortunately.. 
Apart from the one above, it was quite a good day for butterflies today...saw my first Small Skippers of the year, and the most Meadow Browns i`ve ever seen in one day 
Mark H |
15-07-2008, 01:42 PM
|  | Knight Commander of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Small North Lincolnshire village
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| | | Re: Ringlet?
Yes definitely a Ringlet Mark.
The Ringlets don't seem to hold thier colours long soon fading and looking tatty.
Nice shot
Roger |
15-07-2008, 01:47 PM
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| | | Re: Ringlet?
Thanks for the confirmation Roger, it`s not a species i`ve encountered up here before. You wouldnt believe the effort it took just to get that one shot
Mark H |
15-07-2008, 02:33 PM
|  | Commander of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Cromford, Derbyshire Dales
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| | | Re: Ringlet?
I managed to find a darkish one on Sunday,Gang Mine in Derbyshire and I agree Mark - they do NOT like to stay still! 
Shirl |
15-07-2008, 02:38 PM
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| | | Re: Ringlet?
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Originally Posted by shirl  I managed to find a darkish one on Sunday,Gang Mine in Derbyshire and I agree Mark - they do NOT like to stay still!
Shirl | Thats a lovely conditioned specimen Shirl. As well as the one I managed to photograph I saw 2 others later on, and they were all paler than yours, like the one in my pic. I had to follow that one above for ages, and when I finally caught up with it, I had problems concentrating on the shot as 3 Deer Flies were trying to rip shreds out of my jacket sleeve - I dread to think what 3 of them munching on my bare arm would have felt like!!! 
Mark H |
15-07-2008, 02:42 PM
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| | | Re: Ringlet?
Thanks Mark
My problem is trying to hold the camera and focus with springer spaniels lurking around! There are quite a few really dark ringlets here at the moment, but I suspect it won't be long before they start to fade. Really difficult photographing butterflies.
Shirl |
15-07-2008, 02:45 PM
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| | | Re: Ringlet?
I`ll swap Springer Spaniels with psychotic Deer Flies any day of the week
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