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    Sharing a meal of Knapweed nectar

    Brimstone butterfly and an Eristalis arbustorum hoverfly.

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    Re: Sharing a meal of Knapweed nectar

    An enjoyable composition Geoff. I find it peaceful as they don't fight but they share

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    That was a good capture Geoff. Good comp as well.

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    Re: Sharing a meal of Knapweed nectar

    I agree...it is a nice peaceful composition...Good processing too. I guess recalibrating my ASUS monitor also makes this image and others I have looked at so far this morning, more natural looking, too.

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    Re: Sharing a meal of Knapweed nectar

    Great capture Geoff!

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    Re: Sharing a meal of Knapweed nectar

    Nice catch of both feeding.

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    Re: Sharing a meal of Knapweed nectar

    Sometimes timing is everything. Well not quite everything. It also takes a bit of skill to make the most of it.

    Nicely done.

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    Re: Sharing a meal of Knapweed nectar

    Thanks for the replies.

    With this scene, I was waiting for the butterfly to get itself into a suitable position and I was a bit disappointed with also seeing the rear end of a hoverfly in the image, but then it turned around and I knew it was now or never !

    Here is an odd angle of a Peacock.

    Sharing a meal of Knapweed nectar

    But a pity that the antennae weren't better balanced.

    Also, a bit of luck and jiggling my position produced this pair of small Athalia rosae sawflies.

    Sharing a meal of Knapweed nectar

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    Had a bit of a think, then a re edit of the Peacock to balance its antennae.

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    Re: Sharing a meal of Knapweed nectar

    Excellent images...

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