Black-headed Gull - Larus ridibundus

            At  first I thought I was watching a few gulls trying to chase and catch what I thought was a leaf being blown across the water on one of my local reservoirs until it got closer when I noticed that it was a Red Admiral butterfly and not a leaf. I lost count at the amount of times the butterfly was dived bombed by the gulls and even was submerged a few times but try as they did and thanks to the strong wind blowing across the water the butterfly made it to live and tell the tale and perhaps to even got to hibernate and come next spring start of the next generation of Red Admiral  butterflies.
   

Taken on: November 22, 2020

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Black-headed

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BBCSpringWatch

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Admiral

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Pentax-K3ll

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COTH

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Camera: RICOH IMAGING COMPANY, LTD. PENTAX K-3 II, f/5.0, 1/2500 sec, 300mm (=450mm), ISO 400 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	RICOH IMAGING COMPANY, LTD. PENTAX K-3 II
Aperture:	f/5.0
Exposure Time:	1/2500 sec
Focal Length:	300mm (35mm equivalent: 450mm)
ISO:	400
Exposure Bias:	+0.3 EV
Flash:	Off, Did not fire
Exposure Program:	Aperture-priority AE
Exposure Mode:	Manual
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Manual
Color Space:	sRGB
Software:	Windows Photo Editor 10.0.10011.16384
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