Common Darters Mating

[Stan]

Shot at Arne last week, not a plain background but thought it goes quite well with darter colours

7D, 300f4 and 1.4, 1/400, f8, ISO 400

Stan

[pelliott1954]

Re: Common Darters Mating

Hi Stan,

Nice and clear as always, it takes a bit of working out what bits belong to which!!!

Good catch though

Regards Paul

[Hereford_EOS]

Re: Common Darters Mating

Well spotted and captured Stan

[djguk47]

Re: Common Darters Mating

Very nice Stan.
I bow to you skill in taking these as I was at Butterfly World in St Albans last Sunday and tried to shoot some of these little devils and they are just so fast and they settled for just a nano second so that all I got was where they were.
Off to the Hawk Conservancy on Friday with SWMBO so will see how I go with the birds.

David

[Stan]

Re: Common Darters Mating

Thanks Paul, Stephen and David

I was at Butterfly World in St Albans last Sunday and tried to shoot some of these little devils and they are just so fast and they settled for just a nano second so that all I got was where they were.

we were there the previous weekend and didnt see any at all despite being a very hot day

Off to the Hawk Conservancy on Friday with SWMBO so will see how I go with the birds.

Dee and I gave up our membership earlier this year after 4 years as the flying displays seem to have gone downhill of late, so good luck

Stan

[djguk47]

Re: Common Darters Mating

Thanks Paul, Stephen and David

we were there the previous weekend and didnt see any at all despite being a very hot day
Stan

They were around the pond beside the path just above the large lake and there were others around the pond that you get to through huge flower pot on its side. The weather on Sunday was cool and welcome after being in the butterfly house.

David

[Stan]

Re: Common Darters Mating

The weather on Sunday was cool and welcome after being in the butterfly house.

one of the hottest butterfly houses around i think - we only managed to stay in there for about 20 minutes but once outside it seemed just as hot. Once they get the big biodome done it will be a great location

Stan

[tesarver]

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[rcarca]

Re: Common Darters Mating

Great capture!