Pearl-bordered Fritilliary

A mating pair. A rare butterfly especially in the north of England. These were on the wing in the south of the North York Moors.

Liked by drofmit pauljay senn KenC GIULIO57 alfpics

Uploaded28/05/2018 - 22:20

CategoryWildlife / Nature

BodyPENTAX K-3 II

Shutter Speed1/500

Aperturef/10.0

LensHD PENTAX-D FA 150-450mm F4.5-5.6 ED DC AW

ISO400

Focal Length450mm

Unique Views / Likes18/6

TagsButterfly, rare, Spring

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Date Taken	15/05/2018 - 14:05
Make	RICOH IMAGING COMPANY, LTD.
Model	PENTAX K-3 II
Program Mode	Not Defined
Metering Mode	Spot
Shutter Speed	1/500
Aperture	f/10.0
ISO	400
Focal Length	450mm
Lens	HD PENTAX-D FA 150-450mm F4.5-5.6 ED DC AW

alfpics alfpics

1943 posts
20 years
north Devon

Posted 28/05/2018 - 22:25 Link

Lovely to see! Nice capture

Andy

GIULIO57 GIULIO57

31 posts
16 years
Firenze-Italia

Posted 29/05/2018 - 05:29 Link

LIKEd

PPG

senn senn

147 posts
14 years
Belgium

Posted 29/05/2018 - 09:37 Link

Lovely, indeed

senn
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davidstorm davidstorm

4934 posts
13 years
Sheffield,
England

Posted 29/05/2018 - 18:34 Link

A beautiful image of a rare creature.

Regards
David

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walt walt

201 posts
17 years

Posted 30/05/2018 - 16:10 Link

A couple of beauties. A great find. Looks like the 150-450 worked pretty good for this type of subject. Well done.

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leep leep

11 posts
14 years
London

Posted 30/05/2018 - 17:51 Link

Excellent image, both subject and quality.