End of Summer?
I have a rule – always go out with a plan, a clear idea of what to photograph. Today I broke that rule and found myself visiting my favourite haunts gathering the wide landscapes and...
Tagged: Hatch Hill
Lynchcombe Steps
Lynchcombe views are the best in Somerset. Today, with its beautiful blue sky, and fluffy white clouds, the views were at their summer best. So I had to take way to many landscape photographs. Here are...
Trombidium breei
At Hatch Hill today most of the Marbled White butterflies (Melanargia calathea) were covered in red mites (Trombidium breei). These parasitic attach to the butterflies bodies to feed from their blood. They really standout against the black...
Hatch Hill
I followed by friend Paul to Hatch Hill for a couple of visits looking for variants of Chalkhill Blue butterflies. We had little success, apart from some very friendly small skippers.
Pair of Marbles
I had a great afternoon at Hatch Hill in Somerset chasing Marbled White and Chalkhill Blue butterflies with my camera. It was a hot day and it was very hard to get near. I...
Let me see!… I look like a large white. Take it again!
Marbled White (Melanargia galathea) – Hatch Hill, Somerset, UK. ID JB4_6052. Hatch Hill was a great spot to see Marbled White butterflies this year. The Urban Dictionary defines a hatch as a person who...
