The Living Forest (324) : Gatekeeper
The Gatekeeper (also known as Hedge Brown) is a butterfly that prefers to live in a habitat where grasses grow in association with bushes, like woodland clearings or meadow margins.
This butterfly tends to rest always with its wings open, a benefit for photographers :-))
This way we can see very well the double pupils on its eyespots.
My shot shows a female specimen.
Dutch name : Oranje Zandoogje
German name : Rotbraunes Ochsenauge
Latin name : Pyronia tithonus
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Inez Correia Marques 14/07/2015 12:44
at home in the forest! Beautiful ,very delicate .a wonderful creature with fascinating colorsi love them
Günter Nau 14/06/2015 9:42
Top Schmetterlingsaufnahme. Ganz großartig hast Du das Ochsenauge ins Bild gesetzt.Grüße Günter
lederwolf 09/06/2015 13:32
Feines Motiv und tolle Farben.Die Schärfe ist perfekt.
lg wolf
s. sabine krause 09/06/2015 9:35
"a gleaming eye looking at me!" – my first thought, when spotting the black dot on his wing! perhaps that's what inspired the german name. like the english one, too, though: "gatekeeper"… it sounds so blissfully mysterious! an ethereal creature forever fluttering purposefully back and fourth in front of a dark wooden door – gate to some subterranean secret… ; ) great capture, as always, mark! the warmth radiating from the orange-brown wings – lovely! greetings, sabine.odeveld219 09/06/2015 1:29
A fine presentation and a good crop!Regards, Odeveld
Vitória Castelo Santos 08/06/2015 23:44
Das ist super gut!!!LG Vitoria
Adele D. Oliver 08/06/2015 22:20
a very fine close capture of this soft orange beauty ... great details, light and colours !!!greetings, Adele
Wolfgang Bazer 08/06/2015 22:20
Tolle Farben, klasse Schärfe!LG Wolfgang
Johanna C. 08/06/2015 21:18
What a beauty close up, very nice sgarp détailsBest regards, Johanna
Mirjam Burer 08/06/2015 20:47
overwhelming beauty Mark...great sharpness, warm colours and light...big compliment and thank you for explaining..hugs
TeresaM 08/06/2015 19:40
Une superbe macro de ce papillon & de la fleur !!!Amitiés,
rolvin 08/06/2015 18:29
Perfect you have photographed these bull's eye butterfly. Only the background is a little too restless to me ;)Roland
archiek 08/06/2015 17:03
Excellent details and a wonderful pose for this Gatekeeper. I like the colors in this one.Regards,
Archie
Angelika El. 08/06/2015 17:03
Ein Falter mit solch wunderbar warmen Farben! Und die kleinen weißen Pünktchen im waren Klecks sind wirklich die Hingucker hier!!!
Das Licht verzaubert die Farben hier ganz wunderbar!
LG! a.
Anita Jarzombek-Krauledies 08/06/2015 14:47
Ein wunderschönes Falterbild!!!! Sehr schön anzusehen in den warmen Farben!Viele Grüße Anita