Today I made my third visit to Bernwood Forest hoping for yet more encounters with HIM (His Imperial Majesty) and to assuage my obsessive tendencies. This year is promising to be a good one for this magnificent butterfly at Bernwood and I encountered no less than five males during a pleasant morning in the forest. Rather than write yet more about this charismatic insect I will spare you and let some images taken on the day do the talking.
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| Now you see it |
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| Now you don't - the purple that is! |
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An image to show how effective a camouflage is the Emperor's underwing patterning.
Can you see HIM? |
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| Not so obvious with wings closed |
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| A Red Admiral (top right) photobombing my image of HIM (bottom left) |
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| Only at certain angles is the purple iridescence revealed |
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Returning to the car park I found HIM on my car's
rear tyre.A not uncommon occurrence at Bernwood |
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The Emperor in the car park was determined
to settle on anyone in the car park to imbibe
salt from the sweat on our arms and legs and
would not take no for an answer! |
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I decided to try my hand at an atmospheric shot for a change! This was taken in the car park at the
end of a long, hot but exhilerating morning. |
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