Argus Workshop Photos Received

Chase Me! (66)
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(24699) [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)
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(24699) [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.

Siberian Jay (58)
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(24699) [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) *
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(24699) [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.

Title: Two Maps on a Thistlecanon PowerShot G9

Two Maps on a Thistle (56)
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noise reduction

sandpiper2

(12091) [2008-07-26 16:26:53] [1]

Ivan. Just did a quick noise reduction in NeatImage using the auto profile and then sharpened the luminance channel 90%. Hope you don't mind, Chris

Ant Hunter (68)
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Photoshop 4

(24699) [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.

Spain

Cirl Bunting (52)
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(24699) [2008-06-25 06:21:15]

I took a shot of him singing but the light was poor and the BG busy

Looking Up (62)
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(24699) [2008-06-18 22:17:43]

The normal resting position of the head

What's in a Name? (60) *
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(24699) [2008-06-13 00:35:28]

The cresent-shaped markings along the borders of the wings gave rise to the species name 'selene'.

Eyed Hawk-moth (72) *
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(24699) [2008-06-11 08:47:39]

Almost full-grown caterpillar of the Eyed Hawk-moth. They tend to rest under leaves to escape detection.