It's well overdue for starting. This is the link to last years thread
Butterflies and Moths 2023
There haven't been a lot of butterflies around here this year so far. The earliest was a fresh Red Admiral on the 3rd of january
Since then I've seen a Speckled Wood & Peacock. There have been Brimstone's about but I haven't seen them. Plenty of time left in the year to go chasing butterflies.
Best wishes
Hazel in Southwest France
Fabulous capture of it's proboscis as it feeds!
2013 photos & vids here
eff37 on Flickr
Thank you
Nice pic, am hardly seeing any butterflies at the moment.
Thank you. I am hoping that we get a few more as more flowers blossom.
Lovely photo and interesting angle to see the peacock butterfly detail
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Regards, Hazel
Thank you. With your R5 and RF 100-500 you will get even better images.
Cheers Ed, maybe when I've had more time to practice with this alien gear LOL. !!
White-shouldered house moth (according to Google):
A few pictures from RSPB Sandy today:
Meadow Brown - Female ?
Meadow Brown - Male:
Brown Silver-line ?
Not a great photo as it was taken through the visitor centre window at Burton mere wetlands today; but an unusual visitor ......... Scarlet Tiger