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More Butterflies

July 05, 2019 • Leave a Comment

Just a short post by way of an update on my current butterfly photography project. Over the last few days I've had a bit more free time than normal which has coincided with working from home so I've taken full advantage of both and have been out before and after work, mainly in search of more Dark Green Fritillaries. Sadly, my luck from earlier in...

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Dark Green Fritillaries

July 01, 2019 • Leave a Comment

Over the last couple of weeks I've made several visits to Cleeve Hill - mainly the Masts Reserve - in search of the stunning Dark Green Fritillary butterfly. On each and every occasion I've arrived in an optimistic mood and on each and every occasion I've returned home dejected. I'll be honest, the last few visits have suggested I've been a little...

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Marbled Whites

June 27, 2019 • Leave a Comment

On the evening of Friday 21st June I went over to Stroud to visit my parents and wish my Dad a very happy birthday. After dinner we decided to go for a walk around Swift's Hill, near Slad. This is a little gem of a place with some stunning views down the valley into Stroud and it also happens to be a great place for wildlife, with wildflowers and b...

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Large Blues

June 21, 2019 • 1 Comment

As mentioned in my previous post, I'd been getting increasingly frustrated by the lack of opportunity to get out with my camera as a result of the depressing weather we've been experiencing of late, so on Saturday morning of the weekend just gone I vowed to get out whilst I could and went off in search of Large Blues at Daneway Banks in Gloucesters...

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A Not So Common Blue

June 14, 2019 • Leave a Comment

With the weather not realising it's summer, I'm suffering serious cabin fever at the moment and planned photography sessions have been repeatedly cancelled thanks to almost daily deluges. It's very depressing as this is normally one of my favourite and most productive times of year for photography. It is however increasingly my anticipation for wha...

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