2nd visit of the year to Pignal Inclosure
2nd visit of the year to Pignal Inclosure in the New Forest today, and a scorcher of a day it turned out to be. This time last year it was a good place to visit to view the Silver-washed Fritillary (Argynnis paphia) butterfly, not so this time only spotting 2 on the wing. The hot weather meant that a lot of the other butterflies & dragonflies were also on the wing rather than at rest so limiting picture opportunities. That being said did manage to capture a few.
Keeled Skimmer (Orthetrum coerulescens) dragonflies were abound
E620 DSLR & 90mm F2 macro film lens at F5.6
Side on as well with the sun glinting on some fern in the background
E620 DSLR & 90mm F2 macro film lens at F8
A White-Legged Damselfly (Platycnemis pennipes)
E620 DSLR & 90mm F2 macro film lens at F8 (Image cropped)
The 2 species of butterfly taken were the Ringlet (Aphantopus hyperantus)
E620 DSLR & 90mm F2 macro film lens at F8 (Image cropped)
and the Large Skipper (Ochlodes sylvanus).
E620 DSLR & 90mm F2 macro film lens at F8
and finally on the walk back to the car park surprisingly came across an amphibian, a Toad.
E620 DSLR & 90mm F2 macro film lens at F8
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Pretty impressive pics Pete. I love this dragonfly shot – so much detail! I like the pic of the spider devouring a wriggling wasp – good find 🙂
Thanks for taking the time out to visit & comment