Wildlife

I have always been passionate about wildlife and conservation and when not photographing people I can often be found out in the countryside and on nature reserves. Though we have of course lost species, we are lucky to still have such a diversity of birds, butterflies and insects in the British countryside. Many species are still under threat, but it is heartening to have met so many like minded people when out and about photographing the natural world.

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Some wildlife links:
Michael Flowers birdwatching classes and walks
Yorkshire Butterfly Conservation
Yorkshire Dragonflies
Yorkshire Wildlife Trust
Yorkshire Nature Triangle
Yorkshire Mammal Group
East Yorkshire Birding Forum
Birdguides
Tophill Low Nature Reserve
Yorkshire Red Kites
North Cave Wetlands Nature Reserve
The Wild Bird Cafe - North Cave Wetlands
Paull Holme Strays sightings
Potteric Carr Nature Reserve
Hull Valley Wildlife Group
Spurn Bird Observatory
Mike Robinson Bird Photos
Vince Cowell Photography
Steve Mulligan Bird Photography
David Ware - Wolds Birding
Paul Ashton East Yorkshire Wildlife
Wold Ranger
Beetle Boy's Bio Blog
Rory Selvey (age 13) Wildlife Photography
Kill the Badger Cull
The Brown Hairstreak Blog
Africa Gomez Bugblog
Zilch - eliminating litter
Keep Britain Tidy
Plantlife
Buglife

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Sunday 27 May 2012

A trio of North Yorkshire's finest Butterflies...

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Pearl-bordered Fritillary

Yesterday I set off for North Yorkshire in wonderful weather hoping to see three species at three sites - the Dingy Skipper, Pearl-bordered Fritillary and Duke of Burgundy.  For once everything went to plan.  A great deal of hiking was required to reach the Dukes in particular but it was great to find a healthy little colony.  All three species require a degree of habitat management to meet their specific needs and maintain numbers.  Habitat loss has been a problem and some of our rarer species like these three still need our help.

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Pearl-bordered Fritillary


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Pearl-bordered Fritillary (top view)


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Dingy Skipper (quite attractive really?)


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Duke of Burgundy


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Duke of Burgundy - our only "metalmark" butterfly, nearest relations in Asia and the Americas


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Duke of Burgundy


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Duke of Burgundy


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Duke of Burgundy
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