the evening sun was catching the scales on this fresh individual.
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the evening sun was catching the scales on this fresh individual.
Hartland Moor, Dorset
Perched on the soft "canopy" of Bromus madritensis, an Adonis blue (Polyommatus bellargus) spread its wings — a whisper of sky, captured by an old friend: my very first DSLR, the Canon EOS Rebel T3, paired with a 100mm macro lens.
This image may be slightly blurred, but sometimes, memories are soft too.
And yet the feeling remains sharp — not because of the gear, but because of the moment.
I still remember the quiet joy, the trembling grass, the sudden flutter of fragile blue.
My old camera often rests in the shadows of newer ones — the 77D, the R7.
But here, with this butterfly, its heart beat once again.
📍 Shot handheld, early summer light, on a dry meadow that remembers every step.
Na tankoj vlati trave, mali plavac (Adonis blue) prkosi vjetru – čvrsto se drži, dok se svijet oko njega njiše. U toj tišini prirode, naučiš koliko je snaga često skrivena u krhkosti.
📍 Snimljeno na livadi otoka Krka, svibanj 2025.
EN (English):
On a slender blade of grass, the Adonis blue butterfly defies the wind — holding tight as the world sways around it. In nature’s silence, you learn how strength often hides within fragility.
📍 Photographed on a meadow on the island of Krk, May 2025.
FR (Français) :
Sur un brin d’herbe fragile, l’azuré Adonis défie le vent — solidement accroché tandis que le monde vacille autour de lui. Dans le silence de la nature, on comprend que la force se cache souvent dans la fragilité.
📍 Photographié dans une prairie de l’île de Krk, mai 2025.
DE (Deutsch):
Auf einem dünnen Grashalm trotzt der Adonisbläuling dem Wind – festhaltend, während die Welt sich um ihn wiegt. In der Stille der Natur erkennt man, dass Stärke oft in der Zerbrechlichkeit liegt.
📍 Auf einer Wiese auf der Insel Krk aufgenommen, Mai 2025.
ES (Español):
Sobre una delgada brizna de hierba, el Adonis azul desafía al viento — firme mientras el mundo se balancea a su alrededor. En el silencio de la naturaleza, se aprende que la fuerza a menudo se esconde en la fragilidad.
📍 Fotografía tomada en un prado de la isla de Krk, mayo de 2025.
IT (Italiano):
Su un filo d’erba sottile, l’Adone azzurro sfida il vento — aggrappato con forza mentre il mondo ondeggia intorno. Nel silenzio della natura si scopre come la forza spesso risieda nella fragilità.
📍 Fotografato in un prato dell’isola di Krk, maggio 2025.
Common Blue Butterflies (Polyommatus icarus) staying put in yesterday's chilly conditions.
with bonus caterpillar of some kind bottom left of the butterfly : )
The old name for this beautiful butterlfy was the less than complimentary 'greasy fritillary'. I wonder if the 'greasiness' is some kind of secretion produced by the wing scales, and if so, what function it might have...
A male pearl-bordered fritillary (Boloria euphrosyne) gatecrashes a mating pair, Hampshire
Female marsh fritillaries (Euphydryas aurinia) are stuffed with eggs, making them poor flyers, and therefore not great at dispering their DNA...
a stack of around half a dozen photos.
The marsh fritillary is a butterfly that gives generously in terms of both its upper and underwings, unlike many species of butterfly that can manage one or the other but not both!
The marsh fritillary is a butterfly that gives generously in terms of both its upper and underwings, unlike many species of butterfly that can manage one or the other but not both!
Purbeck, Dorset
Purbeck, Dorset
Purbeck, Dorset
Purbeck, Dorset
Purbeck, Dorset
New Forest, Hampshire. Around 3 weeks earlier than I saw them last year.
Bedfordshire
Bedfordshire