2019 BUTTERFLY and MOTH IMAGES..

Stunning photos! Thank you for posting them - you’ve taken my breath away

 

Being windy again today, we took Dog for a walk around the outskirts of the village and along the sheltered, brambled lined, grassy path (between a conifer plantation and some new woodland) where there's the best site for Speckled Woods for miles around.

No Speckled Woods, but some species I don't think I've posted on this thread yet. on the way I discovered a huge area of 'set-aside' in the corner of a field of beans, full of Thistles, Vetchlings, Knapweed, etc., and covered with clouds of Butterflies. But exposed and far too windy today.

Gatekeepers (there's now loads of these about)






Peacock (very few this year)



I also saw a beautiful large brown fox along the path some distance away, but only got a rubbish pic as I'd only taken butterfly photography gear.

I'm also a member of BC, plus RSPB, NT and the local Wildlife Trust. Loads of places to visit, and they all have sites for Butterflies, Birds, Wildlife and Wildflowers.

 

Out for a dawn walk this morning, I spent a while watching this Comma flitting around in a patch of nettles.

 

Brimstone



Peacocks




EDIT: Just rescued a Green-veined White from our garage (rescued a Damselfly this morning and a Hornet yesterday).

 

Our first swallowtail of the season!


(There was also a painted lady, but she was a little less cooperative!)

 

I was out 30 mins later, getting the washing in, and took my mobile down to the washing line, JIC...


A slightly blurred painted lady


...and a shy, hungry butterfly that wouldn’t open her wings in this heat! (I think it was a gatekeeper)

 

A couple more flutter-bys

A blurry red admiral from yesterday...


...and an orange beauty, (edited to clarify - a beautiful butterfly that is orange, not an “orange beauty”, as in a species) who was sunbathing on the bottom privet hedge this morning

Apologies for the poor quality photos, taken at a respectful distance with my phone, then cropped in

 

Green-veined White



Large White



Gatekeepers

Comma

 

Thank you @Scrungee ! That was my guess, but I wasn’t going to stick my neck out...!

 

First Painted Lady for a few weeks and the first butterfly I have seen on the Buddleia!

 

Green Veined White.

 

Lets see if anyone can identify this one pictured in my garden a few days ago.