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Ella Slinn
@ellaslinn.bsky.social
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🪶 Birder and wildlife photographer
🦆 Based in South Glos, often at WWT Slimbridge
🎓 BSc Wildlife Ecology & Conservation Science graduate
📷 Nikon Z8 & 180-600mm, Coolpix P1000
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Slowed down to half speed, I captured this footage of a male banded demoiselle stretching out his wings. In real time this happened in the blink of an eye. #odonata #damselfly
July 19, 2025 at 2:29 PM
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Hi, it's great to hear from you, and was nice to meet you! I've just posted some of my butterfly photos from the walk here: bsky.app/profile/ella...
ellaslinn.bsky.social Ella Slinn @ellaslinn.bsky.social · Jul 11
Some of many butterflies from a fruitful purple emperor safari at @kneppwilding.bsky.social recently, starring the purple emperor itself, alongside stunning silver-washed fritillaries, ringlets, purple hairstreaks, and plenty more enjoying the sun. @savebutterflies.bsky.social #UKbutterflies 🦋
A purple emperor butterfly facing towards the camera at an angle, showing both its patterned orange and white underwing, and the purple and white upperwing. Its bright yellow proboscis is extended and feeding on a cowpat. A silver-washed fritillary butterfly feeding on the flower of a bramble. The butterfly is a vibrant orange colour with a pattern of black spots and stripes. A purple emperor butterfly facing away from the camera at an angle, showing its purple and white upperwing. It has a small eyespot at the back of its hindwings, consisting of a black circle with a white centre, surrounded by an orange ring. A ringlet butterfly perched on a large leaf. It is a brown butterfly with a white edge to its wings, and small but distinct ring-like white circles on its hindwings.
July 11, 2025 at 1:38 PM
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Alongside some more typical views of purple emperors in the treetops, we also saw many other species including marbled and large white, comma, speckled wood, peacock, and more for a total of 16 species. @kneppwilding.bsky.social @savebutterflies.bsky.social #UKbutterflies 🦋
A purple emperor perched on an oak leaf high in a tree, looking down at the camera. Its wings are folded showing the orange and white underside with visible eyespots and a distinct white stripe. A marbled white butterfly perched on grass with its wings spread next to a cranefly. The butterfly's wings are mostly white with black patterns forming black and white spots, similar to a marbled pattern. A large white butterfly feeding on a bramble flower. Its wings are folded showing its underwings. Its forewing is bright white with two black spots and a faint black marking on the upper edge. Its hindwing is a yellowish-white which contrasts with the forewing. A European comma butterfly perched on a branch with its wings spread. Its wings are bright orange with black spots. The edges of its wings are scalloped forming a unique shape.
July 11, 2025 at 1:36 PM
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Here, a male purple emperor feeds on cowpat, giving stunning views of its underwings with their eyespots, as well as occasionally flashing its gorgeous purple upperwings. @kneppwilding.bsky.social @savebutterflies.bsky.social #UKbutterflies 🦋
July 11, 2025 at 1:36 PM