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            On my recent travels I headed up to Ben Lawers NR in the Scottish Highlands, only a hour drive from where I stay. I went in search of the elusive mountain ringlet. I went up last year however decided to cancel as there was an extreme heat warning and there is no cover on the hill. This is a hard to find butterfly with only known colonies known to be at Ben Lawers and the Lake District. This species only operates at mountain level around 350m. They have a short life cycle of about 3/4 weeks, and if it isn’t warm enough to fly they tend to rest in the tall shrubbery and bracken. This makes them hard to find as you could easily walk past one nestled in the grass. I got very lucky as the day I went up a few weeks ago I didn’t see any as again it was cold. Then as we headed back down towards the nature trail we saw one on the ground, he hopped on to my friends hand. I hope everyone has a good weekend.
   

Taken on: July 5, 2023

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Camera: Canon EOS 90D, f/1.4, 1/1600 sec, 105mm, ISO 100 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Canon EOS 90D
Lens:	105.0 mm
Aperture:	f/1.4
Exposure Time:	0.001 sec (1/1600)
Focal Length:	105mm
ISO:	100
Exposure Bias:	0 EV
Flash:	No Flash
Exposure Program:	Manual
Exposure Mode:	Manual
Metering Mode:	Center-weighted average
White Balance:	Auto
Sharpness:	Hard
Color Space:	sRGB
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