Colour Challenge: Small Butterfly
From the side, this butterfly looks a lot like a meadow brown, but it is much smaller. It is called small heath (Coenonympha pamphilus), hooibeestje in Dutch:
Olympus Stylus 1s, 42mm, ISO160, f8, 1/160s
As I was bending away some grass to get a shot, it sat down on my finger; this photo should give you some idea of its size:
Olympus Stylus 1s, 200mm, ISO160, f8, 1/400s
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Another small butterfly I remember from Denmark... as I recall, there were two varieties... one was an even pale ocher yellow on the inside, the other more dull brown with a couple of russet orange patches.
Thank your for sharing your butterfly images, they bring back some nice memories.
You are most welcome.
A few more, and you'll be moving back 8-).
I really like your post, I've upvote you,
Very beautiful..thank you
Thanks!
It's so cute! You have good photos)
Excellent details!
It's like the butterfly is snuggling up to you @ocrdu. Beautiful.
Thanks!
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Beautiful orange detail. Upvoted
What a beauty it is! I opened the first photo in a new window and enlarged it. It's face with the "beard" is just amazing! Great job, capturing it that way! 👍🏼