So off i went , firstly to Moore nature reserve at Warrington . hoping to see butterflies for first time this year, but just being out on such a wonderful day was enough!
first up, a Wolf spider! i very rarely shoot these, dont know why as they are so interesting. shot at x3 magnification with mpe-65 macro lens
I then soon afterwards spotted my first butterfly of the year, a Peacock , very ragged specimen so not worth shooting! a single Speckled wood was seen also but didn't land !
Nothing else to be seen i made my way over to the second nature reserve, Rixton clay pits which i knew would give more photo opportunities :)
15 minutes later i arrived and almost straight away saw 3 Peacocks Yay! any way first image was to be a Fly, yes very common but at this time of year anything will do lol
and a zebra jumper, love shooting these , but so fast !
Any how, back to the bugs!
an alder fly , not the greatest pic, but good to see different species at last after the winter!
My first butterfly image of the year,:)))) very good condition for an overwintered butterfly!
in all i saw 21 Peacocks at Rixton, along with a single flying Brimstone. Love the light in this image!
On the wooden fence rail i found this tiny Weevil! shot at x4.5 mag, 4 frames focus stacked to increase dof.
and finally another Peacock image to finish off a really great day! Really enjoyed being out today in the sun. Saw great crested newts, kestral,buzard,long tailed , coal , great tits, chaffinch and a lesser spotted woodpecker among other things:D
all images shot with canon 5d2, mpe-65 & 70-300 is f5.6
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