Stacking (waiting to land)

A couple of images from the other day, yet another Green Veined White and a Large Skipper. I had not realized until I reviewed the images on the computer screen that a hoverfly was also on the image

Butterflies and Demoiselles

Just some pics taken at the fields I was describing in my last post. quite a few Butterflies showing, plus loads of Demoiselles. The first pic of the Ringlet was taken looking through the long grasses, trying to achieve something a little different.

Brief encounter

I was obviously a bit premature on my last post, thinking that summer was over, as this last week has been absolutely glorious, with today being no exception, it has a been beautiful day here in Alcester.

I went down to the reserve this afternoon, but it was far to busy with dog walkers & kids to be any good for nature photography. So I decided to walk along the River Arrow in the opposite direction towards Studley. It was much better, with only one other person seen in a couple of miles of walking.

Because of the warm weather there was still the odd butterfly showing, and I managed to get a couple of decent shots of a Green Veined White.

Whilst I was sat near the waters edge enjoying the peace & quiet, I heard a rustling in the Balsam on the opposite bank and thought that a Moorhen would be responsible, but to my surprise an old dog Fox appeared and laid down on the pebbles near the waters edge obviously sunning himself. I managed to get a couple of shots by turning the autofocus off so as not to spook him. But unfortunately he was nearly obscured by vegetation, so I decided to stand up slowly and get a shot, but unfortunately this spooked him and he was off.

It was a shame I did not get a decent pic,but I was extremely chuffed with a brief, but memorable encounter.