Postcards from Sussex: Wisley wonderland

Achilles Morpho, Morpho Achilles

To view a Slideshow, click here then choose Fullscreen (top right)

Mark called me Wednesday to say he was planning a visit to the Wisley butterfly display again on Thursday so I immediately agreed to join him. Sue and I went last year and enjoyed the wonderful display of tropical butterflies in the glasshouse. Yesterday was a good day as many fresh butterflies were on the wing. I made a mistake by not taking my Sigma macro lens, instead I had the 70-300 zoom, which turned out to be a great choice as it pulled in the distant butterflies. Next time I will take both lenses. I also used the compact Canon G9 in macro mode.
last years visit: http://colinknight.blogspot.com/2011/02/wisley-butterflies.html

Asian Swallowtail, Papilio lowi

Asian Swallowtail, Papilio lowi female

Asian Swallowtail, Papilio lowi male

Asian Swallowtail, Papilio lowi female

Asian Swallowtail, Papilio lowi male

Asian Swallowtail, Papilio lowi courtship

Asian Swallowtail, Papilio lowi mating

Blue Morpho, Morpho peleides

Blue Morpho, Morpho peleides

Blue Morpho, Morpho peleides

Clipper, Parthenos sylvia

Common Mormon, Papilio polytes

one of the many beautiful Orchids in the galsshouse

Emerald Swallowtail, Papilio palinurus

Emerald Swallowtail, Papilio palinurus male

dead specimen of Giant Orangetip, Hebornia glaucippe

Great Mormon, Papilio memnon

butterfly eggs laid on leaf

Indian Leafwing, Kallima paralekta

Indian Leafwing, Kallima paralekta wings closed

This is the most amazing camouflage I have seen on land

Malachite, Siproeta stelenes

Malay Lacewing, Cethosia biblis

Owl, Caligo memnon

Pink Rose, Pachliopta kotzebuea

Tailed Jay, Graphium agamemnon

Tree Nymph, Idea leuconoe

Friday, 27 January 2012

Wisley wonderland

No comments:

Post a Comment