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Ian Butler Photography — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 14:52:36 +0000

Another butterfly image today. Image 028 is of Lang’s Short-tailed Blue also photographed in Menorca (pretty much about 1 metre away from yesterdays post! ). Being about 14mm from the back of the tail to the tip of the nose, these blue butterflies are absolutely minute and are very difficult to keep an eye on them when they are flying, especially when warmed up under a spanish sun! If you compare this butterfly with the Cleopatra butterfly from yesterdays post with the size of the Ragwort’s yellow flower heads you can appreciate how small this butterfly really is! I really like those two irridescent gems at the back of the wing.

Lang’s Short-tailed Blue; Leptotes pirithous, Menorca, Balearic Islands, Spain, Oct, 2011.
Canon 1d MkIV with Sigma 150mm f/2.9 macro lens.

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Ian Butler Photography — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 12:55:09 +0000

Afternoon all.
Todays post is of a Cleopatra butterfly. This species is extremely similar to our native Brimstone butterfly in the UK, but unlike ours, the Cleopatra also occurs on the Balearic Islands where I photographed this one. The underside of the Cleopatra and Brimstone are almost identical but wait until it flies and you get a flash of orange from the upperside of the Cleopatra.

Cleopatra butterfly, Gonepteryx cleopatra, Menorca, Balearic Islands, Oct, 2011.

Canon 1d MkIV with Sigma 150mm f/2.8 macro lens.

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Ian Butler Photography — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 12:15:52 +0000

After watching a programme about the plight of the Slow Loris in Java on BBC2 last night, image 026 is of a male Bornean Slow Loris I was lucky enough to see and photograph in a rehabilitation centre in Borneo. Although protected by law, Slow Loris are cruelly being taken from the wild to be sold as pets in markets in the exotic pet trade. The ‘cuteness’ of these animals is unfortunately linked to how popular they are as pets and therefore growing supply and demand of these creatures is playing a role with their rapid demise in the wild. The Natural World programme with Dr Anna Nekaris can be seen again on BBC iPlayer here.
Unlike the Slow Loris in Java this fortunate individual will be released back into the wild.

More images of this species can be found on my agency website here: ALAMY

Bornean Slow loris, Nycticebus menagensis, Sabah, Borneo, Malaysia, April, 2010.

Canon 1d MkIV with Canon 17-40mm f/4.0 lens.

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Ian Butler Photography — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 11:41:17 +0000

Like the Bittern in post 016/365 here, this Reed Warbler lives in dense reedbeds. Image 025 shows this species in its habitat rather than a portrait of the bird itself.

Reed Warbler, Acrocephalus scirpaceus, Gailey Reservoir, Staffordshire, May, 2006.

Canon 40D with Canon 500mm f/4.0 L IS lens and Canon 1.4x II teleconverter.

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Ian Butler Photography — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 22:40:40 +0000

A quick post this evening in the form of a funky haired African Crowned Crane.

African Crowned Crane, Balearica pavonina, Lancashire, September, 2006.
Canon 20D with Canon 500mm f/4.0 L IS Lens.

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Ian Butler Photography — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 14:01:52 +0000

023 is of a male Marbled White roosting on top of a flower head backlit against the setting sun. I can’t wait for these to appear again. I have so much fun photographing these through the summer months.

Marbled White butterfly, Melanargia galathea, Malvern Hills, Worcestershire, June, 2009.
Canon 40D with Canon 100mm f/2.8 macro lens.

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Ian Butler Photography — Sun, 22 Jan 2012 10:49:08 +0000

Image 022 is of a Kestrel hovering against a blue sky. Research is the key to succesful photographs and here a lot of planning went into this image.

Kestrel, Falco tinnunculus, Malvern Hills, Worcestershire, November, 2010.
Canon 1d mkIV with Canon 800mm f/5.6 L IS lens.

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Ian Butler Photography — Sat, 21 Jan 2012 12:32:54 +0000

Image 021 is of a spider waiting patiently on its web in the early morning autumn sunlight.

Spider sp. Malvern, Worcestershire, September, 2011.
Canon 1d mkIV with Canon 70-200mm f/2.8 L IS lens.

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Ian Butler Photography — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 16:32:10 +0000

Image 020 is of a small group of Pochard. I really like this image as there were some really dark clouds looming in the distance which were being reflected in the calm water.

Pochard, Aythya ferina, Gloucestershire, February, 2009.
Canon 40D with Canon 500mm f/4.0 L IS lens.

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Ian Butler Photography — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 16:48:57 +0000

Todays image, 019, is of a hoverfly. With photography, even the most public of places can give you great images. This was taken at my local public library where there was a real nice display of purple cone head flowers. Although I think this is Syrphus torvus species as its one of the more commoner species of hoverfly I would be open to suggestions.

Hoverfly Syrphus torvus , Malvern, Worcestershire. August 2010.

Canon 1D mkIV with Canon 100mm f/2.8 macro lens.

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