Spitfire Sawfly/

Hello,
Even though I have not been posting recently, due to work and being poorly (much better now). I am still as keen as butterflies.
Does anybody know what this little critter is from down under.
Thanks Debbie

Congratulations to all the winners and to all who entered who make this such a delightful completion. I loved to many of the pictures

I have been popping in to view your diary and super pictures.

Malewarebytes is a good free programme to use for computer bugs - always restart computer after removal.

I often pop in to your diary and as always super - Debbie

Lovely pictures and very interesting marking.
Debbie

Thank you Pauline. I have not identified the dragonfly yet?
Most of these pictures were taken on a large zoom.
K R Deb

It has been a busy year for me, work is very busy and I have been doing a Jacobean Crewel Embroidery course with the RSN. Here are a few of my snap shots from my bridge camera. Thank you for your kind comments Goldie, next year I look forward to getting out more and getting to see some of those butt...

I have been doing all those things in life that take up time and stop me getting out butterflying too much, so even though I have taken some pictures I have not had time to post them, I do get the odd moment to read some posts and love the wonderful pictures :D :D :D Today I did manage to have ten m...

Susie wrote: by Susie » Sat Feb 01, 2014 4:43 pm
The females attract ants in the same way as the males do on emergence. [

Not to my knowledge. Surely both sexes are equally attractive to the ants?

by David M » Wed Jan 29, 2014 4:20 pm [/quote]

Thanks for answering that question David and Susie.

This was taken on a trip to Dudmaston Hall and my enthusiasm for photographing butterflies must be rubbing off on my family, as my brother pointed this one out for me.

On the day that I took this picture, it was the one and only butterfly I saw that day.

Thank you for your kind comments Mike, David and Chris.

It was a wonderful experience to see the ants. I must learn more about this, we never saw them with the females (is this usual ?)

All the photos are so lovely, it is a pleasure to see them.

Newly emerged male with ants and newly emerged female - Prees Heath.

Congratulations to everybody - I loved so many of the pictures and would find it so hard to choose - so many favourites

Well done to those worthy winners, I glad I did not have to choose as I loved so many of them.
Debbie

Great pictures

Debbie

this weekend in our garden, we had a lovely Red Admiral, comma and speckled wood all in lovely condintion. All loving the Verbena plant.

Been catching up with all the fabulous diaries

Debbie

Welcome Paul,

Stunning pictures...

Not been lucky enough to see a CY in Shropshire - Great to see the pictues.

Debbie

Lovely photos and great to see the new website up and running for Prees Heath.

http://www.preesheathcommonreserve.co.uk/

Debbie