Today was a great day! This morning I finally managed to drag myself out of bed early enough to be able to take a morning bus to Isbladskärret. It was ages since I was out birding and although Isbladskärret is not the best place on Earth, it is good enough for me. The weather today made the trip even more enjoyable and I really took it all in. The place itself is perfect for a short city escape and on a good day the birding is surprisingly rewarding. Today wasn't really one of those days, but I was happy to find both Green Sandpiper and Wood Sandpiper.
There was also a lot of butterflies and I spent what turned out to be almost 1GB worth of photos trying to catch a good frame. It is hard when the sun is out and they are active, never staying long in one place.
In the book Digital Macro Photography (by Ross Hoddinott) I read that to get good butterfly photos you need to get out really early, when they are still cold from the night and wet from the dew. Using the first morning light, you have a chance for really good pictures. I guess I have to get up even earlier then. He also recommends using a long macro lens, which I don't have either.
Bird of the day:
Gräsand -- Stockente -- Mallard -- Canard colvert -- Anas platyrhynchos
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Butterfly-ing is almost as good as birding this time of the year! Great picture!
Thanks!
Yes, I really should learn the names of most common butterflies. I believe there are only around 80 species on Sweden, so learning to recognize some of them should be doable. :-)
I know many birders around here are doing some butterflying on the side as well.
/Anders
We just did some butterflying in the office - a Peacock butterfly (Inachis io, Tagpfauenauge, påfågelöga) flew in and took some sips of HaJös exclusive orchid - very nice! :-)
What a lovely butterfly picture!
Could it be a dotted silver pearl butterfly ("Googlish"), female, silverstreckad pärlemorfjäril (swe)?
The little book Söderström, Bo, Svenska fjärilar. En fälthandbok. Bonniers 2006. has been very helpful. It is easier to carry around than Nationalnyckeln.
Good luck with further butterflies!
Hans
Tell me all about getting a nice shot of abutterfly, it ain't easy! My new sport this summer.
That's a nice Argynnis paphia(?) though!
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