tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7432461418078268195.post3476001049852352553..comments2024-03-27T17:21:08.606+00:00Comments on Butterfly Notes: 5-Year ComparisonsNick Morganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06431235724349702199noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7432461418078268195.post-81620043389269198462018-03-17T03:08:06.577+00:002018-03-17T03:08:06.577+00:00Thank you for sharing how to count butterflies. I ...Thank you for sharing how to count butterflies. I am always curious about that, and also counting birds, which I may try some time. <br /><br />Yes, maybe a butterfly book is what is next for me. It makes so much sense what you say, if you understand them it could be easier to capture their portraits. <br />Thank you.Tammie Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09018402134070834516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7432461418078268195.post-80696475524242255642018-03-15T22:58:04.323+00:002018-03-15T22:58:04.323+00:00Good luck with your new planting, Sonjia. I hope y...Good luck with your new planting, Sonjia. I hope you are successful in attracting butterflies. I have been planting many new plants at our property in the Scottish Borders. It is great to be able to do something for nature.Nick Morganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06431235724349702199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7432461418078268195.post-76411682601297595622018-03-15T18:14:15.271+00:002018-03-15T18:14:15.271+00:00Tammie Lee. Regarding photography, I find it best ...Tammie Lee. Regarding photography, I find it best to understand the species. Some male butterflies have favourite perches they return to. Others have particular species o flowers they like to feed from or lay eggs on. A good butterfly book will describe these behaviours.Nick Morganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06431235724349702199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7432461418078268195.post-67514073298369738112018-03-15T18:10:03.401+00:002018-03-15T18:10:03.401+00:00Hi Tammie Lee, there are recognised methods of mon...Hi Tammie Lee, there are recognised methods of monitoring butterflies such as transects. For the ad hoc records, it is a case of counting what you see, but taking account of the likelihood of counting the same butterfly twice. Easy if you are walking in a straight line, or looking at a buddleia bush, but less easy if you are working in the garden. If I am not sure, I err on the low side and will not count a butterfly that could be a repeat. Nick Morganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06431235724349702199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7432461418078268195.post-28012084772848710852018-03-15T18:03:58.900+00:002018-03-15T18:03:58.900+00:00Thank you Noushka. It is almost a full time job, b...Thank you Noushka. It is almost a full time job, but it is something I enjoy and my interest is leading to meeting more interested people and getting involved with exciting projects.Nick Morganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06431235724349702199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7432461418078268195.post-31274475066259705702018-03-11T20:33:38.836+00:002018-03-11T20:33:38.836+00:00Hello Nick!:) So sorry for my delay in getting bac...Hello Nick!:) So sorry for my delay in getting back to you, and many thanks for your visit. Lets hope the Small White does better this year, and that the cold wintery weather will not mean a decline in numbers of the beautiful Red Admiral this year. The heavy snow falls you have experienced, and being snowed in for a few days, can't have been much fun, and could have had a devastating affect on the wildlife, I hope not, and all in all, I think the graphs for last year are encouraging! It will be interesting to discover what happens this year.<br /><br />I'm hoping to attract more butterflies this year by replacing my old Lavender, Buddleia, and Lantana, with new young plants, and by planting more Sweet William, and Yarrow, where I have seen the Small Tortoiseshell and a host of colourful butterflies feeding before. All the best!:) Breathtakinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03883608347810648676noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7432461418078268195.post-82270728251391150532018-03-11T15:24:26.966+00:002018-03-11T15:24:26.966+00:00Such lovely butterflies.
Are there rules for reco...Such lovely butterflies. <br />Are there rules for recording sightings? I always wonder that about bird counts too. How does one know they are not counting the same one over and over?<br /><br />Interesting to read what you have said about photographing them. I find they flutter away as soon as I get near. I wonder if there is an insight chart somewhere about how to photograph each type. Tammie Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09018402134070834516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7432461418078268195.post-72612111958931005932018-03-11T10:01:58.432+00:002018-03-11T10:01:58.432+00:00WOW Nick very interesting graphs, congrats!
This s...WOW Nick very interesting graphs, congrats!<br />This seems like a full time job you've taken up!<br />And great photos to illustrate it<br />All the best and enjoy your sunday :)<br />Noushkahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11583459949373167021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7432461418078268195.post-14083925395931007212018-03-06T07:51:01.156+00:002018-03-06T07:51:01.156+00:00Thank you Andrea. I can only credit my Panasonic L...Thank you Andrea. I can only credit my Panasonic Lumix FZ150. I usually set it to macro and leave everything else on Auto. Sometimes I adjust the exposure, but usually there isn't time to change the settings. The Orange Tip in the heading picture was on a single Forget-me-not so the background was quite distant. It is also a species that stops flying as soon as the sun goes behind a cloud. So nice and easy, unlike your Psyche!Nick Morganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06431235724349702199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7432461418078268195.post-44434140785533844622018-03-06T01:51:50.003+00:002018-03-06T01:51:50.003+00:00Hi Nick, i have not been coming here coz it is sti...Hi Nick, i have not been coming here coz it is still winter so you wont be posting. Am so sorry. Nevertheless, i still always envy the quality of your photos. I still don't know how to do like that in your heading, lols. <br /><br />What you are doing as in compiling your data is very good, but maybe we are still very far from doing so. I don't know if we also need that here, as there are more pressing things to do first. By the way, that first white resembles our Psyche, Leptosia nina, which flies so near the ground with slow fluttering, yet very difficult to photograph as it never really stops that much until the morning when air is still laden with high RH. Andreahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05848957958059476177noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7432461418078268195.post-26335668962367446412018-03-06T00:26:28.335+00:002018-03-06T00:26:28.335+00:00Hi Maria, I am hoping that 2017 was just a blip an...Hi Maria, I am hoping that 2017 was just a blip and that this year may be better. I noticed that 2014 was a very good year and the three summers since have been rather dull. It would be so nice to have a decent year now that we have some good data to compare it with.Nick Morganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06431235724349702199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7432461418078268195.post-56392102810851234542018-03-05T13:09:47.776+00:002018-03-05T13:09:47.776+00:00This is very sad news. Butterflies are such an imp...This is very sad news. Butterflies are such an important of the ecosystem, and global warming is our responsibility. At least some species did better than others.Mariahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08064368615178870750noreply@blogger.com