First Chalkie and the Horse Fly Death Race.

Sunday was a nice breezy day on the coast, but flippin' 'ot inland. Dennis and myself had a trip out to Portland, to try and get better pictures of the Lulworth Skippers. This is not easy, as the little blighters have first to be identified, and then photographed in a nice high position, to get a good background. We have both got quite a few shots of them, but we wanted better ones....  So with that failure behind me (Dennis probably got loads of great ones), we ventured on to a local quarry, and he,,,, yes he (of the cataracts) spotted our first Chalkhill Blue of the season. (Soon be loads on Portland). Our pictures are similar, and are featured on Flickr.
   Tuesday was a stormy day, so i went out alone with my umbrella to get some local landscape shots.I will post a few on this BLOG soon,,,, but not too many, because i'm not John Fanning (link on the right), and am quite inadequate at that discipline. A shot of Creech Pond is featured on Flickr.
   On Wednesday Dennis and myself braved the horrors of 'horse fly heaven', (Alners Gorse,, go prepared to be bitten). We were both bitten several times, and we were both sporting swollen limbs and digits the following day. Was it worth it??? Only just... We both got good shots of Purple Hairstreaks and a few of White-letter Hairstreaks, with a lot of Frits thrown in.
   Thursday was a bit of a FLOP, because we didn't locate the Dorset Purple Emperors, but we ended up at White Mill, where a Scarce Chaser was posing.
   Today we are both knackered,,,, just a typical week in the life of a retired DWP (Dorset Wildlife Papparrazzi), and if i spelt it wrong, don't tell me.