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PMG Commander of the Wild Empire Registered: August 2006 Location: Leigh, Lancashire Posts: 2,238	We found just two males guarding one of the well known spots in Gait Barrows and spent the next three hours lurking on the path - waiting for the males to come back to more or less the same perches.....
	· Date: Thu May 15, 2008 · Views: 193 · Filesize: 62.6kb, 102.3kb · Dimensions: 1280 x 815 ·
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	Keywords: Duke of Burgundy Hamearis lucina
	Camera Information: Canon 20D and Sigma 105 macro in brilliant hot sunshine!
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crispy

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Registered: May 2007
Posts: 198

Thu May 15, 2008 6:58am

pin sharp and a lovely pose, nice work pauline

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Fourwings

Commander of the Wild Empire

Registered: September 2005
Location: Leicestershire
Posts: 3,655

Thu May 15, 2008 4:36pm

Excellent work Pauline, a great butterfly to photograph.

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PMG

Commander of the Wild Empire

Registered: August 2006
Location: Leigh, Lancashire
Posts: 2,238

Thu May 15, 2008 6:41pm

Thanks Crispy and Steve - its only taken me around 28 years or so to catch up with this species!!!! It wasn't a disappointment either!

Pauline

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ron1863

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Registered: January 2007
Location: Scotland
Posts: 3,393

Fri May 16, 2008 2:51pm

Lovely shot Pauline though I've never seen one myself. Don't know if they inhabit Scotland.

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PMG

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Registered: August 2006
Location: Leigh, Lancashire
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Sat May 17, 2008 3:43am

Sorry Ron - according to the books its a southern and very much declining species - which will be why May is the only time you can actually meet people in Gait Barrows - hopefull looking folk with cameras!!

Pauline

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glsammy

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Registered: October 2005
Location: Nottingham
Posts: 12,194

Sat May 17, 2008 10:28am

A lovely shot Pauline, spot on. You certainly didn't waste your opportunity.

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PMG

Commander of the Wild Empire

Registered: August 2006
Location: Leigh, Lancashire
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Sat May 17, 2008 10:50am

Thanks Graham - but well actually - we're going to try again as (and I know I'm being nit-pickey here) but the top wings are slightly out - they must rest in a slightly different plane to the rest of the critter...........

Pauline

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