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
Brilliant photos folks, and superb detail.
A couple from a recent visit to Middleton Lakes.
Red Admiral sunning itself
And a small white feeding on knapweed.
Mike
Flickr: Peak Rambler
At long last an influx of Peacock butterflies since yesterday ... obviouslyloving the heatwave (a great deal more than I am!)
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Tony
My Flickr Photostream
Common Blue male
Small Skipper?
And another.
My bird photos HERE
I don't think the orange is bright enough for Small Skipper, Paul. The underside doesn't look right either. It could be an even smaller Lulworth Skipper, have a look at the odd lines on the edge of the top front wing & compare to the photos here www.lepiforum.de/lepiwiki.pl . Any other photos showing more of the topside? Interesting anyway!
EDIT : Just shows what I know, Lulworth is as far North as it gets, so must be Small Skipper, past it's first flush of youth!
Hazel C said:past it's first flush of youth!
Been there....!! :-)