Argus Workshop Photos Given

Featherball on Wire (44) *
Argus

(23317)

(23317) [2008-10-10 07:53:27]

Taken a second or two later.

Wren on Wire (72)
Argus

(23317)

(23317) [2008-10-08 23:09:35]

He gave me another look before flying off

Spain

From a Footbridge (62)
Argus

(23317)

(23317) [2008-10-01 07:48:25]

A better POV here, taken from the bank of the same canal and at about the same distance

The Egg-laying Empress (70) *
Argus

(23317)

(23317) [2008-09-12 00:47:52]

Though the BG is busy ythis is a frontal view of the same female.

Chase Me! (66)
Argus

(23317)

(23317) [2008-08-28 02:51:37]

A female Golden Plover playing injured. Notice the downturned tail that makes her look injured as she limps away

Bog Fritillary (60)
Argus

(23317)

(23317) [2008-08-26 00:11:00]

Here you can see the black rings on the underside of the hind-wing. The black spot in the middle was probably caused during emergence from the pupa.

Poland

Simply love (÷)
rolesox

(431)

Photoshop 4

(23317) [2008-08-23 03:56:01] [1]

I have reduced the shade by about 30 % and used unsharped mask to sharpen the beetles by about 50%. I hope you approve
Ivan

Siberian Jay (58)
Argus

(23317)

(23317) [2008-08-22 23:29:55]

Note the beard-lichens on this old spruce. They harbour insects and spiders that these boreal birds seek.

Linnaean Misnomer (68) *
Argus

(23317)

(23317) [2008-08-12 22:30:23]

The same individual with the wings open enough to show the orange patch on the forewing, which shows that it is a female.

Ant Hunter (68)
Argus

(23317)

Photoshop 4

(23317) [2008-07-14 22:38:03]

A poor shot of the female that has to be treated for shade, but it shows that the female has very little blue on the throat.