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For those going, my advice is bring sunblock, wear cheap slippers/shoes, wear jeans, and if possible get a elbow guard or something, canvas sheet and also some of ur formula 'B', i haven't tried this though.
But pls do not hold high hopes of getting plenty of puddlers. Only my 1st trip there was a good one. The other 2 is quite pathetic. Wonder why :hmmm:
May be I can jog there, so far..... hahaha
Nice series, Wong!
btw guys, do butterflies puddle before 10am? any criteria for them to puddle? like after few days of rainy spells, then comes a sunny day then they will puddle like never before? can describe the day when u see a lot of puddlers, in terms of timing and weather condition?
thanks wong for the details, ll go there tomorrow.
as when they ll paddle, usually after 10, under the sun.
i'll be there too...if not raining tomolo morning.
like that can I meet up with u first some where? just worry that I can't find the place. sms me @ 9 7 4 2 4 3 0 4
Weather is good to go ~ anyone else wanna go? after 10am
Enjoy yourselves, guys!
very little butt activity, only managed to shoot 16 frames...wtfish :bsmile:
but quite pleased with the common tit, nv seen one puddling b4.
btw, can anyone confirm if that is a common line blue female?
You are fast.
BG of Common Tit is nice, better than mine.:thumbsup:
aiyer..how different can it be..all brown brown sand :prrr: hopefully, it will be fruitful for those going tomolo, if any :cheers:Quote:
Originally Posted by Peacock Royal
Very tempted by all the nice butt photos you all took:thumbsup: This place is go alone dangerous or not?
No, should be a male. Although the specimen looks faded but I can't see any black spot on the upperside hindwings (tonal area).Quote:
Originally Posted by wong1979
I think quite ok lar. If rain, got shelter underneath the flyover. It's actually along beluakar mountain biking track, opened to public. If travel by public transport, alight at pending LRT station, no need to cross road and take bus 966.Quote:
Originally Posted by zeek10d
Thanks for the reply. :cheers:Quote:
Originally Posted by wong1979
Add on another 2 lycaenids found on 09/08, common line blue and elbowed pierrot. Also found a common bluebottle which I think is the easiest subject to shoot when it is puddling.
Nice shots, Wong. Looks like your species count went up rapidly after you discovered your spa! :cheers:
It sure did~! Easier to wait for them to come rather than hunting high and low with no fruitful results. But activity nowadays seems to be a huge contrast to when I first discovered it :hmmm:
Wah, lovely shots. Like your EP shot most.:thumbsup:
Thanks, but I find the EP not very pristine. Hope next time got some more.
finally nailed this elusive fella :)
Like your 2nd shot.
Shot at the same place ? A +1 for you ? :cheers:
Congrats Wong on the +1. Very prestine specimen, and well taken shots.
Richard
Yup..same location but underneath the flyover, not in the sun. Butt activity there is dwindling, I think it's gotta do with a 'perfect day' that all butts come out and play. Not even formula 'B' and sunshine day can attract them.
Excellence shots Wong !! You even not using macro lens like us. :thumbsup: :thumbsup:
Uploaded most of yr shots into our checklist !!
Les & Wong, just in case you hv got the ID (post #6), yes it's Malayan Eggfly. Both the upperside & underside matched what we have in the checklist, Chee Meng (Sum) even have the upperside shots :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Painted Jezebel
hehe...i don't think i'm able to handhold a heavy macro lens like u guys ;PQuote:
Originally Posted by Sky Blue
anyway, here are some more taken yesterday. surprised to find i got a pointed ciliate instead of a ciliate blue when i got home.
A common caerulean with a bit of pale blue underside shown. The malayan and common hedge blue look almost similar, except that when in flight, the malayan is dull brown, whilst the CHB is shiny dark blue. Size of the malayan is also 2 times smaller, might be easily mistaken for a tailess line blue.
Thanks, but I knew it was a Malayan Eggfly, it was the sex that I was not sure about. Can you confirn its a female?Quote:
Originally Posted by Sky Blue
To differentiate both The Malayan & Common Hedge Blue, the most easier way is looks at the circled area. Common Hedge Blue is very "clean".
I think only Khew can tell the different by checking his "museum", but don't think female will puddle, otherwise this will be new records ;-)Quote:
Originally Posted by Painted Jezebel
It doesn't appear to be puddling, resting I think. If it's a male, shdn't it join in too?Quote:
Originally Posted by Sky Blue
In the field cannot look so closely wor, the tails are even too small to be seen. Best way is don't dismiss small-sized butts as tailess line blue :prrr:Quote:
Originally Posted by Sky Blue
310807: Five-Bar Swordtail and Commander (+1, thought is just a baron)
It finally came, not one but two! Woohoo :whistle:
Some miscellaneous records:
(1) Blue Jay upperside
(2) Skipper puddling
(3) Skink eats butterfly? Dunno, cuz I scare it away
(6) Tiger beetle threesome
OMGOSH!!!!!! :what:Quote:
Originally Posted by wong1979
I particularly like the Prosotas nora superdates shot. The photos where the butts are kind enough to show just a little bit of their contrasting forewings always seem, to me, more interesting. They are what I like to call 'Petticoat Shots'.:grin2:
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That should make it to the latest XXXX movie. :bsmile:Quote:
Originally Posted by The Monarch
Sorry for the long and messy thread here. I think I have covered quite a number of interesting species in this particular location. Just when I thought this place is 'condemned', it showed up with nice surprises today. Based on my limited experiences, only about 6 to 7 trips there, the best timing would be from 10.30am till 1.30pm. From my observation, if it's been raining throughout the whole day the day before, the following fair weather day could be a good day for puddlers.
Quite pleased that I have gotten some acceptable 5-bar shots. With these, any new sightings will be covered in another thread :cheers:
U can see the middle one which is a male, holding up its hands. Either screaming in delight or anguish :bsmile:Quote:
Originally Posted by Commander