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Beautiful Butterflies 2019

Noisette
14/02/2019 16:34

3 days of sunshine & Butterflies galore. Well, not really but we did see 3 Brimstones a Red Admiral & a Peacock. I did get a shot of the Brimstone flying, but I think trying to photograph Butterflies in flight is one of the first signs of madness. Anyway, it's high time I started this thread.

This is the link to last years thread https://community.rspb.org.uk/wildlife/f/all-creatures/196195/beautiful-butterflies-2018/1219455#1219455

Best wishes

Hazel in Southwest France

  • 13/05/2019 11:44
    Lovely photo Gaynor, it looks like a Small White to me by the amount of black on the top corner (Pieris rapae). You should be getting some blues soon too!

    Best wishes

    Hazel in Southwest France

  • 13/05/2019 21:11

    Wall, from the east coast today.

    My bird photos HERE

  • 13/05/2019 21:39

    Also from the east coast today, Small Copper.

    Next is a Small Heath. It was very difficult to sneak up on so I ended up crawling along the ground to get a photo. When I stood back up one of the clips from my braces pinged off into three pieces, one of which conveniently landed in a small stand of stinging nettles. The things I do for you.!!  :-)

    My bird photos HERE

  • 13/05/2019 22:13

    Great sightings and photo captures Paul,   not seen a Wall butterfly this year but live in hope.      I did catch up with a female Orange Tip today, albeit briefly !

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    Regards, Hazel 

  • 14/05/2019 07:44

    Great photos Paul & Hazy! I was suprised we didn't get a photo of a caterpillar or similar found lurking in the stinging nettles Paul, your stories always make me laugh.

    I had a couple of butterflies around the moth traps recently which make interesting photos.

    A Marsh fritillary

    & Glanvilles

    Best wishes

    Hazel in Southwest France

  • 14/05/2019 19:51

    stunning butterflies and photos Hazel, what beauties you get in France.    

    Today I caught up with a few Green Hairstreak butterflies at Foulshaw Moss in Cumbria......

    this one had a shadow of a leaf acros the top of one wing  ....................

    and a Brimstone butterfly at Leighton moss .....

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    Regards, Hazel 

  • 16/05/2019 16:36

    Great photos of the Hairstreak Hazy. You'll have to come over here one day & use your skills on our local one's! We went out on our Raptor nesting square yesterday (5km x 5km) & couldn't resist revisiting a flower covered field we found on the last visit. Not really raptors but never mind! We were thrilled to see 3 Black-veined Whites, not seen by us for a number of years

    a Short-tailed blue was there too

    & these 2 mating Knapweed Fritillarys with unusual top wing markings

    Great when the suns out isn't it!

    Best wishes

    Hazel in Southwest France

  • 16/05/2019 16:41
    All lovely stuff you H's ... still bereft here but was red-letter day with first Holly Blue, sweet & tiny but so flitty!

     

     2013 photos & vids here

    eff37 on Flickr

  • 16/05/2019 16:45
    lovely photo and species additions Hazel; interesting to see the Black-veined white as I'd never even heard of one ! Very tempting thought to visit such a lovely area as your local area certainly gets some fabulous birds and insect varieties as well as those raptors you were looking for lol

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    Regards, Hazel 

  • 16/05/2019 16:51
    Yesterday was also a red letter day for us as we saw our first Red Squirrel in a long time, it was soooo cute, but no chance for piccies as it was thro' the windscreen.

    Best wishes

    Hazel in Southwest France