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Female Chalkhill Blue Resting III

By Glostopcat  
A female chalkhill blue butterfly seen at Swelshill Bank near Stroud on a visit there in August.

Tags: Close-up and macro National trust Stroud Glos Chalkhill blue butterfly Wildlife and nature Swelshill Bank

Voters: gwynn56, nobby1, RonnieAG and 44 more

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Uploaded:
23 Nov 2014 1:00AM
Camera:
Canon EOS 60D
Lens:
100.0 mm (35 mm equivalent: 157.3 mm)
Shutter Speed:
1/160s
Aperture:
f/8.0
ISO:
400
Focal Length:
100.0 mm
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Comments


RonnieAG Plus
12 154 119 Scotland
23 Nov 2014 1:59AM
Beautifully detailed capture of this butterfly, Ed: your butterfly folder must be bulging at the seams by now.
R.
TyChee 17 275 1 United States
23 Nov 2014 2:38AM
Beautifully captured.
Ty
Hermanus 10 4 South Africa
23 Nov 2014 3:12AM
A lovely image EdGrinGrinGrinGrin
CarolG 15 199 20 Greece
23 Nov 2014 6:05AM
Another fine capture, Ed.
Ted447 Plus
9 216 1 United Kingdom
23 Nov 2014 7:06AM
Super image. Ted. GrinGrin
ade123 9 285 1 United Kingdom
23 Nov 2014 8:20AM
A brilliant image Ed

Ade
Maiwand 15 3 73 England
23 Nov 2014 9:34AM
Another excellent image Ed.GrinGrinGrinGrinGrinGrinGrin
Ron
livinglevels 10 1 United Kingdom
23 Nov 2014 10:16AM
Superb image Ed
TonyDy Plus
13 55 3 United Kingdom
23 Nov 2014 11:08AM
Great shot, Ed.
Tony
Irishkate 11 45 121 United Kingdom
23 Nov 2014 11:35AM
A pristine beauty so beautifully recorded for all time.
Kate GrinGrinGrin
Nikonuser1 Plus
10 172 16 United Kingdom
23 Nov 2014 12:34PM
Excellent capture WillieSmile

Cliff
ali63 10 791 1 United Kingdom
23 Nov 2014 6:45PM
She's a beauty GrinGrinGrinGrin

Ali
Glostopcat 16 255 2 England
23 Nov 2014 7:37PM
Many thanks for all your comments and clicks, they are much appreciated, Ed
Holmewood Plus
9 6 United Kingdom
23 Nov 2014 9:02PM
Lovely shot Ed. Cathy
BRITCHIE Plus
7 Australia
23 Nov 2014 10:57PM
BRILLIANT MACRO SHOT INCE IMAGE SmileSmileSmile
BRITCHIE
LynneJoyce Plus
14 22 101 United Kingdom
24 Nov 2014 1:55AM
Another lovely shot.
balan_20mar52 9 1 India
24 Nov 2014 4:52AM
Highly crisp shot! By the way, how do you tell female from the male?
Glostopcat 16 255 2 England
24 Nov 2014 7:06AM

Quote:Highly crisp shot! By the way, how do you tell female from the male?
Males are silver on the underwings and sky blue on the outer wings and females light brown on the inner wings and chocolate colour on the outer wings
balan_20mar52 9 1 India
25 Nov 2014 3:10AM
Thanks a lot for your reply Glostopcat. A very keen observer indeed, you !!!

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