‘ … fate had made thee for the pleasure of the wind …’ #butterflies

Posted by on Jul 20, 2018 in 2018, Butterflies, Insects, July, Silver-washed Fritillary, Summer | 1 comment

 

 

Butterfly, Silver-washed Fritillary, July 2018

 

Watching Silver-washed fritillary butterflies zip about the skies in the clearing, I’m not sure Robert Frost had this quite right. (more…)

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Speckled Wood #butterflies

Posted by on Jun 8, 2018 in 2018, Butterflies, June, Speckled Wood, Summer | 1 comment

 

 

Butterfly, Speckled Wood, June 2018

 

Pararge aegeria. (more…)

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Last of the butterflies #insects

Posted by on Sep 21, 2017 in 2017, Autumn, Butterflies, September, Speckled Wood | 0 comments

 

 

Butterflies, Speckled Wood, September 2017

 

One of a group of three Speckled Wood seen chasing each other in the September sun. (more…)

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The butterflies have flown #butterflies

Posted by on Aug 31, 2017 in 2017, August, Butterflies, Speckled Wood, Summer | 0 comments

 

 

Butterflies, Speckled Wood, August 2017

 

Apart from some Speckled Wood’s and an occasional white, the butterflies have disappeared much earlier than in previous years. (more…)

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Gatekeeper #butterflies

Posted by on Aug 25, 2017 in 2017, August, Butterflies, Gatekeeper, Summer | 0 comments

 

 

Butterflies, Gatekeeper, August 2017

 

Pyronia tithonus. (more…)

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Comma #butterflies

Posted by on Aug 21, 2017 in 2017, August, Butterflies, Comma, Insects, Summer | 0 comments

 

 

Butterflies, Comma, August 2017

 

Polygonia c-album. (more…)

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Threadbare but flying #butterflies

Posted by on Aug 15, 2017 in 2017, August, Butterflies, Insects, Silver-washed Fritillary, Summer | 0 comments

 

 

Butterflies, Silver-washed Fritillary, August 2017

 

Silver-washed Fritillary, Argynnis paphia. (more…)

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Lift off! #butterflies

Posted by on Aug 11, 2017 in 2017, August, Butterflies, Gatekeeper, Summer | 0 comments

 

 

Butterflies, Gatekeeper, August 2017

 

Gatekeeper, Pyronia tithonus. (more…)

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Meadow Brown #butterflies

Posted by on Aug 4, 2017 in 2017, Butterflies, July, Meadow Brown, Summer | 0 comments

 

 

Butterflies, Meadow Brown, July 2017

 

Maniola jurtina. (more…)

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‘Thistles spike the summer air’ #wildflowers

Posted by on Aug 1, 2017 in 2017, Butterflies, Flowers, July, Summer, Thistle | 0 comments

 

 

Flowers, Thistles, July 2017

 

And turn the clearing into a feeding stop for butterflies, bees, flower flies and myriad other insects. (more…)

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Large Skipper #butterflies

Posted by on Jul 26, 2017 in 2017, Butterflies, July, Large Skipper, Provisional identification, Summer | 0 comments

 

 

Butterflies, Large Skipper, July 2017

 

Ochlodes sylvanus. Provisional identification. (more…)

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Ringlet #butterflies

Posted by on Jul 21, 2017 in 2017, Butterflies, July, Ringlet, Summer | 0 comments

 

 

Butterflies, Ringlet, July 2017

 

Aphantopus hyperantus. (more…)

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