Meadow Brown #butterflies

Posted by on Aug 22, 2016 in 2016, August, Butterflies, Insects, Meadow Brown, Summer | 0 comments

 

 

Butterflies, Meadow Brown, August 2016

 

A rather battered looking Maniola jurtina. (more…)

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Awash with silver #butterflies

Posted by on Aug 15, 2016 in 2016, August, Butterflies, Silver-washed Fritillary, Summer | 0 comments

 

 

Butterflies, Silver-Washed Fritillaries, August 2016

 

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

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Handy arrival #butterflies

Posted by on Aug 10, 2016 in 2016, August, Butterflies, Insects, Red Admiral, Summer | 0 comments

 

 

Butterfly, Red Admiral, August 2016

 

First Red Admiral I’d seen in the wood and it obligingly sat on my hand for ages. Fab! (more…)

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Frayed #butterflies

Posted by on Jul 28, 2016 in 2016, Butterflies, Insects, July, Ringlet, Summer | 0 comments

 

 

Butterflies, Ringlet, July 2016

 

A dishevelled Ringlet, Aphantopus hyperantus. (more…)

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Meadow Brown #insects

Posted by on Jul 15, 2016 in 2016, Butterflies, Insects, July, Meadow Brown, Summer | 0 comments

 

 

Butterflies, Meadow Brown, July 2016

 

Maniola jurtina. (more…)

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Large Skipper #butterflies

Posted by on Jul 13, 2016 in 2016, Butterflies, Insects, July, Large Skipper, Summer | 0 comments

 

 

Butteflies, Large Skipper, July 2016

 

Ochlodes venata. (more…)

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Ringlet #butterflies

Posted by on Jul 11, 2016 in 2016, Butterflies, Insects, July, Ringlet, Summer | 0 comments

 

 

Butterfly, Ringlet, JulyA 2015

 

Aphantopus hyperantus. (more…)

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Silver-washed Fritillary #butterflies

Posted by on Jul 7, 2016 in 2016, Butterflies, Insects, July, Silver-washed Fritillary, Summer | 0 comments

 

 

Butterflies, Silver-washed Fritillary, July 2016

 

A first July visit on a day of overcast skies and drizzle alternating with warm sun which brought the butterflies out. (more…)

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‘Stay near me – do not take thy flight!’ #butterflies

Posted by on Jun 28, 2016 in 2016, Butterflies, Insects, June, Speckled Wood, Summer | 0 comments

 

 

Butterflies, Speckled Wood, June 2016

 

From ‘To A Butterfly‘ by Wordsworth. (more…)

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Distant Skipper #butterflies

Posted by on Jun 16, 2016 in 2016, Butterflies, June, Large Skipper, Provisional identification, Summer | 0 comments

 

 

Butterfly, Skipper, June 2016

 

Looks like a Large Skipper. (more…)

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Speckled Wood #insects

Posted by on Jun 9, 2016 in 2016, Butterflies, May, Speckled Wood, Spring | 0 comments

 

 

Butterfly, Speckled Wood, May 2016

 

Pararge aegeria. (more…)

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First butterfly of the year #insects

Posted by on May 16, 2016 in 2016, Butterflies, May, Orange Tip, Spring, Uncategorized | 0 comments

 

 

Butterfly, Orange Tip, May 2016

 

There have been Brimstones on the wing but this is the first butterfly that stayed to be photographed, a female Orange Tip. (more…)

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