SKIPPERS

The Hesperiidae family, or skippers are a strange lot, as they're closely related to the moths!

They are always small and fast flying, making photography of them difficult (hard to follow and creep up on them).

Grizzled Skipper 06 (S)                                                                                                      Grizzled Skipper 08

Grizzled Skipper 13

Grizzled skipper

Dingy Skipper 1 (S)

Dingy Skipper 01 (crop)

Dingy skipper

Skipper Large 2

Skipper Large 04

Large skipper

Small Skipper 2 (S)

Small Skipper 1 (S)

Small skipper

I'm lucky because there is a site less than a mile from my home that has 4 different skippers.

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