Stratford Butterfly Farm 3

[nanila]

[Butterflies making more butterflies]
This is a male and a female great yellow mormon, mating. They did not budge no matter how many small children shouted and pointed at them. Now that’s focus.


Yellow caterpillar preparing to pupate.



Pupae and fresh hatchlings.


Male and female great yellow mormon, mating, with another male attempting to interfere. This was quite a violent row and difficult to capture.


I’ve sent off the film photos to be developed. I took a bunch in Delft in January. The roll was on 21 out of 36 when we got to the butterfly farm, and the children finished off the rest, so we shall see what they managed to capture. Hopefully there are some good ones in there.

Comments

[nanila]

It's an excellent afternoon out. They will probably love watching the butterflies hatch.

The colours might be a little odd but as long as the film hasn't been exposed to intense sunlight you should get something out of the roll. Fingers crossed!

[marymac]

It's been in the camera the whole time but it has moved house three times and been in all kinds of temperatures! And it was used in a howling gale on Malin Head so god knows what was captured at all! Should be dramatic if they came out though.