Life’s too short
Five-spot Burnet moths adults mating alongside their cocoons and empty pupae cases – Priddy Mineries, Somerset, UK. ID JB4_5778. Life as an adult burnet moth is pretty short. As soon as the eggs are...
Monthly Archive: June 2011
Lynchcombe Steps
Meadow Browns (Maniola jurtina) – Lynchcombe, Somerst, UK. ID JB4_5466. After trips out to see rare large blue and small blue butterflies it was back to my butterfly transect around Lynchcombe today. It was...
Leaf Beetle and Friend
Leaf Beetle (Cryptocephalus hypochaeridis) – Collard Hill Somerset, UK. ID JB4_5434. I’m not sure if I have correctly identified this beetle. Taken on the walk back to the car park after photographing Large Blue...
Large Blue Open Day
The fabulous Large Blue butterfly open day was again held at Collard Hill near Street in Somerset. The National Trust provide nature photographers with an opportunity to trample all over their fields crushing beautiful...
Rake Scene
Storm coming – Ubley Warren, Someset, UK. ID JB4_4976. One advantage of the recent bad weather has been the opportunity to capture some dramatic skies. I headed off to Somerset Wildlife Trust’s Ubley Warren...
Social Networking is Black and White
I created this black and white picture of GB Gruffy on the Mendip Hills as part of a series of photographs taken over a weekend. I hoped they would be used on the...
Small is Beautiful
Small Blue (Cupido minimus) – Stoke Camp, Somerset, UK. ID JB4_4546. The wind never seemed to stop blowing this May. So in an attempt to find shelter I headed to Stoke Camp high on...
Under Cover Pearls
Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary (Boloria selene) – Cross Plain, Somerset, UK. ID JB4_4198. I spent a couple of hours watching these fritillaries flying quickly past with no hope of a photograph. So the next morning...
