The Living Forest (266) : Small Copper
On a warm and sunny autumn day, this Small Copper was still enjoying the warm sunlight.
The Small Copper is a rather little butterfly with a size that is hardly a quarter of the normally known size of a common butterfly.
But in bright sun it is a very active butterfly with the males setting up small territories which they will defend vigorously against rival males or indeed any unlucky passing insect.
Even the shadow of a large bird passing overhead is enough to get him going.
Dutch name : Vuurvlindertje
German name : Kleiner Feuerfalter
Latin name : Lycaena phlaeas
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Waldgitti 18/09/2016 10:43
sehr schöne , stimmungsvolle Aufnahme vom Kleinen Feuerfalter....Thomas Ruf aus STA 23/03/2014 15:42
einfach nur super!!Farbe, Schärfe, Fokus
lg. Thomas
Cobrak 21/12/2013 0:40
bellissima!photodh 14/10/2013 12:39
Belle macroA+
Daniel
TeresaM 13/10/2013 18:43
Belle vision & excellente présentation !!J'aime.
Amitiés & bonne soirée,
Jürg Scherrer 13/10/2013 1:11
Hallo Mark -a wonderful capture of this tiny butterfly - sharpness and colours indeed extra!
Best wishes - kindest regards.
Jürg
BRYAN CRUTE 12/10/2013 17:18
He did well to spot this so well camouflaged in those vivid coloursRegards
Bryan
Gaby Falkenberg 11/10/2013 12:18
Sogar der Schmetterling scheint Herbstfarben zu tragen,eine wunderschöne Aufnahme.LG.Gaby
Claudio Oldrini 10/10/2013 20:52
Wonderful frame,very good!Claudio
mario valentini 10/10/2013 16:43
Wow! beautiful macro,and light.† cathy Blatt 10/10/2013 12:50
the color combinations are magnificent -they are glowing! cathyArnd U. B. 10/10/2013 12:03
A perfect Illumination...Greetings ArndRyszard Basta 10/10/2013 9:38
Wunderbar fotografiertund vorgestellt.
Die Farben und Schaerfe sind
erstklassig
Howard Mattix 10/10/2013 4:36
An excellent capture of this beautiful butterfly. Do they overwinter in your area or do they migrate like our monarchs do? I'm always fasinated at how well the camoflague themselves.Regards,
Howard
Jochen Braband 09/10/2013 22:23
Ein ganz tolles Makro mit wunderschönenHerbstfarben und einer fantastischen
Schärfe!
Alles Gute, Jochen