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
The whites are pleasingly photogenic
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This year, we seem to have been virtually devoid of butterflies, infact, bees as well.
But, a red admiral made a visit recently, taking a moment or two to grab the heat, recuperate and continue about it's business.
Mike
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Tony
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Tony T said:Thats a really tatty looking one Mike, wonder if the wing damage affected its flight & aerodynamics.
It did, but the weather hadn't really been t hat obliging over the preceding few days, so it could be undernourished, or could be getting towards the end of it's butterfly lifespan.
Lovely day so a couple from the garden
Sorry about the first one as I was only trying out the size!! Nice P. Lady though.
Lot to learn
A Small Copper that I found recently.
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Nice stuff all, here's a few as promised (threatened) from our Ham Wall trip, As you'll see, a plethora of speckled wood, a good few comma and some whites
Some surprisingly pristine lovelies down at Arne today
Pristine Red Addmiral
Then didn't have to move to get a pristine Speckled Wood
And one step backward gave me two together but apart!
"Ready to launch at your command, sir"
A Stained Glass Red Admiral
And finally painted lady (whoops, no need to tell anyone Tony...I blame the finches :o) )
Good to see the butterflies are still active. Very nice shots, PB.
PimperneBloke said:And finally a Large Tortoiseshell
If only it was. You'd probably have twitchers (or whatever the equivalent is in the butterfly world - "flutters") turning up.
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