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#macrophotography

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Mark McCaughrean

"Confidence is a preference for the habitual voyeur of what is known as ...PARKLIFE!"

This amorous couple are clearly cabbage white butterflies, genus Pieris 🦋

From the size, the dark forewing, & relatively large dark apical patch on the left-hand butterfly (the male?), I'm going to venture that they're P. brassicae, the large cabbage white, Große Kohlweißling in 🇩🇪

Thoughts? 🧐

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Mark McCaughrean

And lastly for now, a brief glimpse of a well-known butterfly, the red admiral (Vanessa atalanta; Admiral or Rote Admiral in 🇩🇪).

I've seen a few during the summer, along with peacock butterflies (Aglais io), but they've never stayed still long enough for me to photograph. This one didn't hang around long either, hence the quick paparazzo shot through the bushes 🤷‍♂️

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Mark McCaughrean

The sun is out & the sky is blue, & we're in for a few more days of warmth 🌞

Which means more insects in the garden, including a trio of new species for my list today 🙂

First, a female common winter damselfly (Sympecma fusca; Gemeine Winterlibelle in 🇩🇪).

The first shot is the crispest, but I've added two bonus ones from other camera angles for their different bokeh & backgrounds 👍

#Heidelberg 🏰
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