Butterfly Central

Plant some clumps of aster, add a bit of autumn sun and what do you have? Butterfly Central Cafe!

Enjoy!


Peacock






Common White






Red Admiral







[ 17. September 2005, 10:53 AM: Message edited by: frogesque ]

 

wow, they are great photos :D

 

I hope my asters, which are just breaking, have as many lovely visitors. Smashing pictures

 

I don't have any asters but after seeing the lovely butterflies on yours Frogesque I'll definitely plant some next year. Great photography - what camera do have?

 

I got a picture of a red admiral today, wont bother posting it now. :(
Nice picture frogesque

 

Thanks everyone. Yep, common old asters are worth planting. I know they can be a bit scruffy sometimes and older varieties are prone to a grey mould on the leaf but they are worth it if you have a corner that needs brightened up in autumn. Another old favorite for butterflies (besides the ubiquitous budlia) is annual candytuft. It was a magnet for Tortoiseshells earlier in the year



Camera is a Canon D60 6 Mpix SLR, Lens normally used for butterflies and flowers is a Sigma 75 -300mm zoom, AF, 1:4-5.6. Oddly I find Whites are amongst the most difficult to shoot - they are very skitish and tend to land only for a few seconds at a time. Others are mainly Ok providing you don't let your shaddow cross them or they get spooked.

 

Another butterfly, taken on 21st August 05 at Ruby Bay, Elie on the Firth of Forth

Common Blue on Oxford Ragwort.




On Hairbell (or Scottish Bluebell)