tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-62637131521959458532024-02-20T10:40:09.038-08:00Maurice Gordon Photographic TuitionWelcome to my photographic tuition blog, where I intend to highlight details of the latest photographic courses I will be running. The blog will also highlight both my own
and students' photos taken throughout the year. Maurice Gordonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01838756143230013260noreply@blogger.comBlogger108125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263713152195945853.post-6278219809251862022015-08-16T14:20:00.001-07:002015-08-16T14:20:13.299-07:00Its Darter Time...<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span style="font-size: large;">I do look forward to the Common Darter (<i>Sympetrum striolatum</i>) emergence. They always seem to have <i>(albeit from a very human point of view)</i> a smile on their faces and will be on the wing maybe even into November. Yellow female and red male at North Cave Wetlands. Also a cousin, the Red-veined Darter (<i>Sympetrum fonscolombii</i>) a male taken on holiday in Corsica a week or so ago. Note the blue eyes. The Red-veined females are also yellow.</span><br />
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<i>Female Common Darter </i><br />
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<i>Male Common Darter</i><br />
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<i> Male Red-veined Darter</i><br />
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Maurice Gordonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01838756143230013260noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263713152195945853.post-39620594015028950632015-07-11T01:57:00.003-07:002015-07-11T02:02:53.323-07:00Yorkshire Butterflies<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<i>Female Meadow Brown on Common Spotted Orchid </i><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Some Butterflies in the sunshine which has finally arrived. Marbled Whites and Meadow Brown at YWT Wharram Quarry and Small-Pearl Bordered Fritillary at YWT Fen Bog. Wharram quarry alive with butterflies, orchids and wild flowers at this time of year. Shame about the farmer outside the reserve mowing all the roadside verges! Why oh why........</span><br />
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Maurice Gordonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01838756143230013260noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263713152195945853.post-46866580299186292412015-07-07T14:45:00.001-07:002015-07-07T15:10:38.711-07:00Bee Orchid<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-size: large;">Everyone likes a Bee orchid, this one at North Cave Wetlands. Last year seems to have been a good year for them and this year not so bad. Their appearance does seem a bit random though. For instance, at Yorkshire Water's Tophill Low reserve 199 plants were recorded last year, but only 6 this year!</span></div>
Maurice Gordonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01838756143230013260noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263713152195945853.post-40709183508330917362015-07-05T13:12:00.000-07:002015-07-07T15:11:42.716-07:00Dragons and Damsels at North Cave Wetlands<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-size: large;">A good variety of dragons and damselflies on the wing at the wetlands at the moment. My favourite the male Emperors are patrolling their ponds. We don't get many Emerald Damsels but always nice to see them. The Red-eyed Damsels are proving elusive. They don't like to leave the water's edge and I am finding it difficult to bring the macro to bear on them and the telephoto doen't really cut it with such small subjects. First time I have seen the blotchy winged Praenubila form of the Four-spotted Chaser. Also in flight a male Black-tailed skimmer.</span><br />
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Maurice Gordonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01838756143230013260noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263713152195945853.post-58583316792270714892015-06-15T00:03:00.003-07:002015-06-15T00:06:35.333-07:00Azure Damselfly (Coenagrion puella)<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Maurice Gordonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01838756143230013260noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263713152195945853.post-12248960441495283712015-06-10T08:03:00.004-07:002015-06-10T08:06:13.794-07:00Common Blue butterfly ( Polyommatus icarus )<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Maurice Gordonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01838756143230013260noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263713152195945853.post-45407831131137498592015-06-07T14:15:00.001-07:002015-06-10T08:05:58.481-07:00Brown Argus ( Aricia agestis )<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-size: large;">Common Blues starting to emerge at North Cave Wetlands with the odd smaller Brown Argus amongst them. This one has a slightly damaged wing.</span><br />
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Maurice Gordonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01838756143230013260noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263713152195945853.post-58873460541598548062015-05-24T15:17:00.000-07:002015-05-24T15:28:26.945-07:00Marsh Fritillary - Euphydryas aurinia<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-size: large;">The little colony in Chambers Farm Wood, Lincolnshire. If visiting try to stick to the worn paths as pairs busy mating can be hard to see at first and the females are very sluggish when still full of eggs.</span><br />
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Maurice Gordonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01838756143230013260noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263713152195945853.post-46953593257043848352015-05-18T00:43:00.001-07:002015-05-24T15:21:00.576-07:00Robin<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-size: large;">The friendly Robin at the main gate at North Cave Wetlands. Photo taken with a macro lens!</span></div>
Maurice Gordonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01838756143230013260noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263713152195945853.post-73116389156346224072015-04-27T00:30:00.001-07:002015-04-27T00:32:22.364-07:00Yellow, red and black at North Cave Wetlands<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-size: large;">A walk in the late afternoon sunshine at YWT North Cave Wetlands. Lots of birds and still a few summer migrants to arrive.</span><br />
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Maurice Gordonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01838756143230013260noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263713152195945853.post-27090495315103952132014-10-15T14:29:00.001-07:002014-10-15T14:30:32.644-07:00End of Summer Butterflies<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-size: large;">Comma and Small Tortoiseshell on the Verbena. Smartest Commas of the year on the wing in Autumn.</span><br />
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Maurice Gordonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01838756143230013260noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263713152195945853.post-54079033357762405402014-08-13T13:12:00.002-07:002014-08-13T13:23:16.196-07:00A tale of two blues.......with tails<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<i>Lang's Short-tailed Blue (Leptotes pirithous) on the left and Long-tailed Blue (Lampides boeticus) on the right</i><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Searching the outskirts on foot near our holiday rental in Marseillan, South of France didn't reveal much in the way of diverse wildlife. There were plenty of Black Redstarts in the graveyard and the odd huge raptor overhead. The one scrubby field I found did on closer inspection have lots of blue butterflies particularly around the edges. Many turned out to be nothing more exotic than Common Blue and Brown Argus though I was pleased to identify Lang's short-tailed Blue as well. It was only on returning home and uploading my pics that I discovered I also had photos of Long-tailed Blue, which was nice! They do look superficially similar. Plenty of <a href="http://photographictuition.blogspot.co.uk/2013/09/southern-grizzled-skipper-and-mallow.html" target="_blank">Mallow Skipper</a> on the wing too.</span><br />
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<i>Long-tailed Blue above</i><br />
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<i>Lang's short-tailed Blue, wings open</i><br />
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Maurice Gordonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01838756143230013260noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263713152195945853.post-62669769415666026682014-08-12T13:38:00.001-07:002014-08-12T13:41:58.908-07:00Red-veined Darter<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-size: large;">Quite a few around on our recent holiday in France though they are not uncommon visitors to the UK. Very active in the sunshine and seen more often away from water whilst <a href="http://photographictuition.blogspot.co.uk/2013/09/some-french-odonata.html" target="_blank">Small Pincertail </a>nearly always seen by any running water.</span><br />
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Maurice Gordonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01838756143230013260noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263713152195945853.post-685346114993407642014-07-14T12:18:00.000-07:002014-07-14T12:20:08.057-07:00Silver-studded Blues at Prees Heath, Shropshire<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<i>Female underside </i><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I attended a very interesting Flora Locale course last week - lowland heath restoration at Prees Heath in Shropshire. The course was run by Stephen Lewis of Butterfly Conservation and Phil Putwain of Ecological Restoration Consultants Ltd. In short the heath was turned into an airfield during the last war and following the war the land was turned over to agriculture and improved, mainly for potatoes. The Silver-studded Blues who are heavily reliant on heather and a black ant population had managed to cling on in the fragments of remaining heathland. It was extremely interesting to learn how the heathland had been restored and the constant challenges faced in maintaining the infertile soil for the heathers. Prees Heath is maintained principally for the Silver-studded and it was great to see good numbers though we were present just after peak emergence.</span><br />
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<i>Male topside showing distinctive "lead blue" colouration</i><br />
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<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/mauricegordon/14644640551/" title="prees-heath-1329 by Maurice Gordon, on Flickr"><img alt="prees-heath-1329" height="665" src="https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3854/14644640551_9d7c04deb3_b.jpg" width="1000" /></a><br />
<i>Prees Heath. A less Heathery bit but showing the restored WW2 building.</i><br />
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<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/mauricegordon/14667786473/" title="silver-studded-blue-1270 by Maurice Gordon, on Flickr"><img alt="silver-studded-blue-1270" height="986" src="https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5586/14667786473_b16dfe54c3_b.jpg" width="986" /></a><br />
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<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/mauricegordon/14461265069/" title="silver-studded-blue-1249 by Maurice Gordon, on Flickr"><img alt="silver-studded-blue-1249" height="714" src="https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3835/14461265069_f3aaa74cbd_b.jpg" width="1000" /></a><br />
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<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/mauricegordon/14647879555/" title="silver-studded-blue-1261 by Maurice Gordon, on Flickr"><img alt="silver-studded-blue-1261" height="1024" src="https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2929/14647879555_94aafcec7d_b.jpg" width="732" /></a><br />
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<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/mauricegordon/14667784583/" title="silver-studded-blue-1348 by Maurice Gordon, on Flickr"><img alt="silver-studded-blue-1348" height="667" src="https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5573/14667784583_3c66323d32_b.jpg" width="1000" /></a><br />
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<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/mauricegordon/14461263239/" title="silver-studded-blue-1266 by Maurice Gordon, on Flickr"><img alt="silver-studded-blue-1266" height="714" src="https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3890/14461263239_d773e1f55e_b.jpg" width="1000" /></a></div>
Maurice Gordonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01838756143230013260noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263713152195945853.post-75557154204376017422014-05-20T23:15:00.002-07:002014-05-20T23:15:52.018-07:00Green Hairstreak<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/mauricegordon/14235398265/" title="strensall444 by Maurice Gordon, on Flickr"><img alt="strensall444" height="800" src="https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2936/14235398265_d99e95d006_b.jpg" width="1000" /></a><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I got this year's Green Hairstreak fix at Yorkshire Wildlife Trust's Strensall Common reserve just North of York. It is a big boggy Heathland site and I only had chance to explore a part of it. Lots of interesting plants and moths. Cuckoo was also heard calling.</span></div>
Maurice Gordonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01838756143230013260noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263713152195945853.post-73901189819520229502014-05-10T18:18:00.001-07:002014-05-10T18:21:22.104-07:00Beverley Hoopoe<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/mauricegordon/13969398708/" title="hoopoe-bev-blog020 by Maurice Gordon, on Flickr"><img alt="hoopoe-bev-blog020" height="667" src="https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7304/13969398708_d30cefe031_b.jpg" width="1000" /></a><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The Beverley Hoopoe has been a very posey bird and will have been photographed by many by now. It is in a couple's back garden slightly off the beaten track and they have been very tolerant letting so many come to snap it!</span><br />
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<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/mauricegordon/14154053815/" title="hoopoe-bev-blog8 by Maurice Gordon, on Flickr"><img alt="hoopoe-bev-blog8" height="666" src="https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7348/14154053815_192dc91c49_b.jpg" width="1000" /></a><br />
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<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/mauricegordon/13967373239/" title="hoopoe-bev-blog24 by Maurice Gordon, on Flickr"><img alt="hoopoe-bev-blog24" height="667" src="https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2924/13967373239_5e0e4d02b9_b.jpg" width="1000" /></a><br />
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<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/mauricegordon/13967397788/" title="hoopoe-bev-blog22 by Maurice Gordon, on Flickr"><img alt="hoopoe-bev-blog22" height="667" src="https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7411/13967397788_e3fb9d3dd9_b.jpg" width="1000" /></a> <br />
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<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/mauricegordon/13967369739/" title="hoopoe-bev-blog97 by Maurice Gordon, on Flickr"><img alt="hoopoe-bev-blog97" height="667" src="https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7344/13967369739_6d26cffbb0_b.jpg" width="1000" /></a><br />
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<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/mauricegordon/14151206042/" title="hoopoe-bev-blog95 by Maurice Gordon, on Flickr"><img alt="hoopoe-bev-blog95" height="667" src="https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7318/14151206042_381ca9a0c1_b.jpg" width="1000" /></a><br />
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<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/mauricegordon/14174102303/" title="hoopoe-bev-blog91 by Maurice Gordon, on Flickr"><img alt="hoopoe-bev-blog91" height="667" src="https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2908/14174102303_8e64514199_b.jpg" width="1000" /></a><br />
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<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/mauricegordon/13967367417/" title="hoopoe-bev-blog44 by Maurice Gordon, on Flickr"><img alt="hoopoe-bev-blog44" height="1024" src="https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5527/13967367417_0aa296b3ec_b.jpg" width="683" /></a><br />
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<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/mauricegordon/14151211102/" title="hoopoe-bev-blog16 by Maurice Gordon, on Flickr"><img alt="hoopoe-bev-blog16" height="667" src="https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2904/14151211102_bd54669431_b.jpg" width="1000" /></a> <br />
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Maurice Gordonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01838756143230013260noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263713152195945853.post-78564192568637034792014-05-04T12:45:00.000-07:002014-05-04T12:46:29.390-07:00Operation Orange-tip<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/mauricegordon/13916665368/" title="orange-tip23 by Maurice Gordon, on Flickr"><img alt="orange-tip23" height="667" src="https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5553/13916665368_c35c519c45_b.jpg" width="1000" /></a><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Operation Orange-tip has been a great success this year. I have managed to get lots of shots of males stationary and with their wings open. I need to thank the Orange-tip populations of both North Cave Wetlands and Leven Canal for their help in making these photographs a possibility. Most years they are so flighty they just don't stay still for long enough. The photos taken using Nikon D700 with 105mm f2.8 macro lens and also the Canon G9 compact which is proving extremely useful for macro shots. You can shove the G9 right into the bushes and up to 1cm away from your subjects, it is just great!</span><br />
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<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/mauricegordon/14103263015/" title="orange-tip9 by Maurice Gordon, on Flickr"><img alt="orange-tip9" height="1024" src="https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5562/14103263015_10f2eeb933_b.jpg" width="683" /></a><br />
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<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/mauricegordon/13916626679/" title="orange-tip83 by Maurice Gordon, on Flickr"><img alt="orange-tip83" height="667" src="https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7331/13916626679_50b376578b_b.jpg" width="1000" /></a><br />
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<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/mauricegordon/14080144826/" title="orange-tip95 by Maurice Gordon, on Flickr"><img alt="orange-tip95" height="667" src="https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2918/14080144826_453060cefb_b.jpg" width="1000" /></a><br />
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<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/mauricegordon/13916627679/" title="orange-tip42 by Maurice Gordon, on Flickr"><img alt="orange-tip42" height="667" src="https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2933/13916627679_29fca29c79_b.jpg" width="1000" /></a><br />
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<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/mauricegordon/13916653330/" title="orange-tip03 by Maurice Gordon, on Flickr"><img alt="orange-tip03" height="667" src="https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2905/13916653330_b399bfe33d_b.jpg" width="1000" /></a></div>
Maurice Gordonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01838756143230013260noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263713152195945853.post-1100723865910089212014-05-04T12:04:00.003-07:002014-05-04T12:04:55.451-07:00Nettle Weevils<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/mauricegordon/13916655200/" title="nettle-weevil84 by Maurice Gordon, on Flickr"><img alt="nettle-weevil84" height="667" src="https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7323/13916655200_71b8b74816_b.jpg" width="1000" /></a><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I have really started to notice the Weevils at North Cave Wetlands in particular. They seem quite widespread mainly on nettles in unimproved locations, though there are many similar looking species. I believe the Weevils here to be Phyllobius, either Pomaceus or Argentatus. I do enjoy a Weevil. The Weevils will be larger in the summer so I will keep an eye on them!</span><br />
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<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/mauricegordon/13916631569/" title="nettle-weevil91 by Maurice Gordon, on Flickr"><img alt="nettle-weevil91" height="1024" src="https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2911/13916631569_1954780fcd_b.jpg" width="683" /></a></div>
Maurice Gordonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01838756143230013260noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263713152195945853.post-20991315518235327322014-04-17T19:17:00.003-07:002014-04-17T19:22:00.472-07:00Nightingale Time Again<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/mauricegordon/13917948714/" title="Nightingale9241 by Maurice Gordon, on Flickr"><img alt="Nightingale9241" height="667" src="https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5572/13917948714_efa17be69d_b.jpg" width="1000" /></a><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Nightingales are now arriving back in Lincolnshire, unfortunately they don't tend to come as far as Yorkshire any more. It was a dull day today when I had the time to visit and the Nightingale pictured didn't sing for long periods of time. It sang quite short loud tuneful bursts and then hopped into the undergrowth to look for more food, still recovering his strength after the long journey back. The Nightingale song seemed to wind up one Blackcap in particular who kept flying in to the tree next door to sing as loud as he could. It was a valiant effort, but the Nightingale did easily shout him down! Even a Wren seemed to be getting excitable with much trilling, bobbing up and down and tail shaking. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/mauricegordon/13894400131/" title="Nightingale9264a by Maurice Gordon, on Flickr"><img alt="Nightingale9264a" height="666" src="https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2920/13894400131_8214bb3b87_b.jpg" width="1000" /></a></span><br />
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<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/mauricegordon/13917572253/" title="Blackcap9216 by Maurice Gordon, on Flickr"><img alt="Blackcap9216" height="666" src="https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5293/13917572253_fa47b82e8a_b.jpg" width="1000" /></a><br />
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<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/mauricegordon/13894394721/" title="Wren9289 by Maurice Gordon, on Flickr"><img alt="Wren9289" height="666" src="https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3745/13894394721_e81e555fe1_b.jpg" width="1000" /></a><br />
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Maurice Gordonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01838756143230013260noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263713152195945853.post-3671135251937235812013-10-07T12:02:00.001-07:002013-10-07T12:03:24.381-07:00Common Darters<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/mauricegordon/10142239674/" title="ncw2013-6258 by Maurice Gordon, on Flickr"><img alt="ncw2013-6258" height="599" src="http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3695/10142239674_30c5888937_b.jpg" width="900" /></a><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The Common Darters at the Wetlands have still been pairing up in the October sunshine and are posing well on the gates.</span><br />
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Maurice Gordonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01838756143230013260noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263713152195945853.post-31571903061719140942013-10-07T11:51:00.001-07:002013-10-07T11:53:32.003-07:00North Cave Wetlands in orange<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-size: large;">I usually avoid sunsets as I think they are a bit naff, but I was in East Hide and I had the compact in my pocket..... so there we are! Continuing the orange theme, a very bright Comma by the Carp Lake with wings open and shut.</span><br />
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Maurice Gordonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01838756143230013260noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263713152195945853.post-60008569922851447712013-09-23T01:16:00.001-07:002013-09-23T01:16:14.281-07:00Tophill Low Specialities<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-size: large;">We had great weather for the photo course at Tophill on Saturday. After the theory session we headed for North Marsh Hide and were rewarded with good views of Kingfisher and a swimming Grass Snake. Had we been in the hide earlier in the morning we would have seen the male and female Kingfishers perching together for over two hours!</span><br />
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Maurice Gordonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01838756143230013260noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263713152195945853.post-84101443544021947772013-09-14T14:25:00.002-07:002013-09-15T01:13:04.970-07:00Sanderling<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-size: large;">Some birds for a change. Sanderling at Flamborough South Landing at low tide in the evening.</span><br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/mauricegordon/9756309064/" title="sanderling_DSC6126 by Maurice Gordon, on Flickr"><img alt="sanderling_DSC6126" height="259" src="http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3718/9756309064_ed7e5025cc_b.jpg" width="900" /></a><br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/mauricegordon/9741527123/" title="sanderling_DSC6134 by Maurice Gordon, on Flickr"><img alt="sanderling_DSC6134" height="600" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7442/9741527123_cd0b85a26f_b.jpg" width="900" /></a><br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/mauricegordon/9741527115/" title="sanderling_DSC6137 by Maurice Gordon, on Flickr"><img alt="sanderling_DSC6137" height="600" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7326/9741527115_9872db3538_b.jpg" width="900" /></a><br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/mauricegordon/9741527117/" title="sanderling_DSC6136 by Maurice Gordon, on Flickr"><img alt="sanderling_DSC6136" height="600" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7398/9741527117_d12bd04511_b.jpg" width="900" /></a><br />
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Maurice Gordonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01838756143230013260noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263713152195945853.post-5922786310086760632013-09-09T14:03:00.001-07:002013-09-09T14:14:34.287-07:00French Fritillaries<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-size: large;">Always pleased to see a Fritillary I wasn't quite sure which flavours would be on offer in August in the south. The Spotted Fritillaries <i>(Melitaea didyma)</i> above and below are quite widespread, but when fresh are extremely striking. The males in particular are flame red and the photos don't really do the brightness justice. The bright colour and clear sub-marginal crescent shaped spots are indicative of the southern European <i>meridionalis</i> form. Quite a small Fritillary, they seemed to enjoy short energetic flights from flower to flower staying low to the ground.</span><br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/mauricegordon/9708591261/" title="spot_DSC4899 by Maurice Gordon, on Flickr"><img alt="spot_DSC4899" height="900" src="http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3778/9708591261_ca642b640f_b.jpg" width="900" /></a><br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/mauricegordon/9708591533/" title="spot_DSC5798 by Maurice Gordon, on Flickr"><img alt="spot_DSC5798" height="950" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7345/9708591533_48f78fc938_b.jpg" width="633" /></a><br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/mauricegordon/9708591357/" title="spot_DSC4906 by Maurice Gordon, on Flickr"><img alt="spot_DSC4906" height="600" src="http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2845/9708591357_d7f67b033c_b.jpg" width="900" /></a><br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/mauricegordon/9708591169/" title="spot_DSC4880 by Maurice Gordon, on Flickr"><img alt="spot_DSC4880" height="900" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7395/9708591169_a4be4b6533_b.jpg" width="900" /></a><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Below is Weaver's Fritillary also knows as the Violet Fritillary <i>(Boloria dia)</i> which looks superficially very similar from above to the Pearl-bordered Fritillary<i> (Boloria euphrosyne) </i>which we are fortunate to have still hanging on at a few sites in North Yorkshire. I only saw the Weavers lower down the mountain, but apparently they are often seen at greater altitudes. Took me a while to identify as they are meant to be principally a May/June species, so presumably there are a couple of broods in the south.</span> <span style="font-size: large;">The Weaver's/Violet Fritillary is also not dissimilar to Titania's Fritillary <i>(Boloria Titania)</i> but she is an Alpine butterfly with much stronger V shaped markings around the outer upper wings.</span><br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/mauricegordon/9711866068/" title="violet_DSC5669 by Maurice Gordon, on Flickr"><img alt="violet_DSC5669" height="600" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7454/9711866068_34b5ef02b2_b.jpg" width="900" /></a><br />
<i> Violet Fritillary</i><br />
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<i>the white dot encircled by black at the front of the hind wing seen from underneath kept catching my attention and helped in identification</i><br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/mauricegordon/9711866228/" title="violet_DSC5791 by Maurice Gordon, on Flickr"><img alt="violet_DSC5791" height="950" src="http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5458/9711866228_1edca61bf8_b.jpg" width="633" /></a><br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/mauricegordon/9711865810/" title="violet_DSC5150 by Maurice Gordon, on Flickr"><img alt="violet_DSC5150" height="900" src="http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3787/9711865810_0d556fd316_b.jpg" width="900" /></a><br />
<i>Violet Fritillary</i><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Pictured below here is the Knapweed Fritillary <i>(Melitaea phoebe)</i> which is very variable when seen from above in lots of different colour variations. The underside at first glance is also very similar to the Spotted Fritillary, but it has the orange dots in the post discal band which distinguish it. Knapweed Frit I also saw up and down the mountain. There are similar Melitae species to the Knapweed in Eastern Europe and Sicily, the adults indistnguishable although the larvae are quite different. I do enjoy a Fritillary!</span><br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/mauricegordon/9711788490/" title="knapweed_DSC5664 by Maurice Gordon, on Flickr"><img alt="knapweed_DSC5664" height="900" src="http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3825/9711788490_e68b998f92_b.jpg" width="900" /></a><br />
<i>Knapweed Fritillary</i><br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/mauricegordon/9711788192/" title="knapweed_DSC4484 by Maurice Gordon, on Flickr"><img alt="knapweed_DSC4484" height="900" src="http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2891/9711788192_08a650f2b9_b.jpg" width="900" /></a><br />
<i>Knapweed Frit showing big orange dots</i><br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/mauricegordon/9711788422/" title="knapweed_DSC5658 by Maurice Gordon, on Flickr"><img alt="knapweed_DSC5658" height="600" src="http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5531/9711788422_2ce456118b_b.jpg" width="900" /></a></div>
Maurice Gordonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01838756143230013260noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263713152195945853.post-43501204860622356932013-09-06T18:53:00.000-07:002013-09-10T15:57:33.491-07:00Southern White Admiral (Limenitis reducta)<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-size: large;">The Southern White Admiral was a butterfly I expected and hoped to see in the south of France, most likely the second brood of the year in August. A handsome butterfly and a truly majestic glider, beating its wings only rarely, it was easy to locate along mountain paths. However, it requires patience waiting for one to land near to you to pose for a photo. The males patrol their territories and occasionally rest on the edge of a bush at around head height to see off potential competitors. This is great for underside shots, but upperside photo opportunities are rarer. The upperside is the most significant difference to its northern cousin the White Admiral <i>(Limenitis Camilla)</i>. The Southern White Admiral has a striking iridescent blue sheen to its upperside wings. The sheen is quite similar to that of the Purple Emperor in that it is only visible from certain angles when the light is right.</span><br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/mauricegordon/9679620997/" title="ceret_DSC4833 by Maurice Gordon, on Flickr"><img alt="ceret_DSC4833" height="600" src="http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5339/9679620997_5498205af9_b.jpg" width="900" /></a><br />
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<i>Members of the Nymphalidae family including the Admirals, Emperors, Fritillaries and Browns, also known as brush-footed butterflies, have reduced first thoracic limbs (front legs!) and only use two pairs to walk and stand on. In the photo above you can clearly see the reduced front limbs under the eye. Females use the sensory hairs on these fore limbs to "taste" food plants before egg laying but I'm not sure about the males. Riodinidae metal mark butterflies such as the Duke of Burgundy, have also evolved these limbs, most probably parallel evolution</i>. <i>Must be a naturally selected benefit.</i><br />
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