Another one of those 'misled goggle search' posts... [He is unashamed]
So, I took a wander on a sunny day [a week or three ago] to see if I could find any interesting little blue butterflies at a certain spot on my Patch. Once upon a time there were Chalkhill Blues there, you see, and others had reported Adonis Blues 'in the day'. Certainly it was possible. Definitely worth a look.
So, it being Ch and Ad2 time, I did.
What did I find? Well, only one Blue, which was a Holly [unsurprisingly]. But also more than 30 of these;
Painted Lady
Told you it was porn.... :D
The Painted Lady is not a laid-back insect. Always a challenge to get a shot. So it was a surprise that I managed to get what I did, you see, you'd normally have something like this;
What you'd normally call a good photo
But a combination of sun, wind, and lots and lots of butterflies gave repeated chances to get half-decent photos. Shockingly, sometimes they even worked.
Slightly noshed
Wowzer..
Common variety
Small White
Meadow Brown
Not bad camouflage
Six-spot Burnet and Honey Bee
Garden Bumblebee
Buff-tailed Bumblebee
Red-tailed Bumblebee
B. lapidarius
Wheatear!
That one's a migrant. :)
Autumn Squill
Bee IDs are, well, at least partially guesses, but looking them up properly would involve actual effort, so forget that ;)
Be Seeing You...
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