Gamlingay Woods felt more like a tropical rain forest yesterday with the temperature above 30 degrees and humidity very high. I had gone to see and photograph the Silver Washed Fritillaries. Certainly there were lots of them in every sunlit glade but they are an incredibly active butterfly - I managed just three images in as many hours but the other species made up for it. Brown Hawkers and other Dragonflies also patrolled the clearings - usually seen off by the Fritillaries. Lots of white butterflies - mainly Small and Large Whites (useful tip: no spot = small white male;one spot = large white male;two spots = small white female;two spots and streak = large white female but difficult to always see the spots), Gatekeeper, Small Skipper and Speckled Wood. I hope the images give the feel of being deep in a sunlit summer wood.
No comments:
Post a Comment