Some lovely butterfly shots in your recent posts, David. Great that you have included the stunning habitat shots, which show what a beautiful part of the UK you live in

She was (a stunner), Wurzel, six more to go, but I hope they hold-back a bit, given that we've got rain coming :) :shock: Cheers, David, didn't mean to understate her release, it was a joyous occasion :) I understand why it would be tricky for you to relocate here post-Brexit, and the winters can be...

Lovely Green Hairstreaks hopefully we'll se one soon, once lockdown here is lifted and we can travel more than 10km

Hi Wurzel, that OT female was a real beaut :) and I do understand why you skimmed past the QoS bit, i'd have done the same :wink: :lol: Thanks, Goldie, and as you say, at least we've seen a QoS, in fact we see one or two a day, but they're not stopping at the moment :roll: It was idyllic, David, per...

Thanks, Wurzel, Dave and Katrina :) Today was the first day of the females for us, with several Orange-tip and Brimstone females seen at last :) Also multi males of both, and a flythrough by a Queen of Spain Fritillary (no shots alas :roll: she was too mobile :) ) and a single Red Admiral nectaring ...

Thanks, Wurzel, Pauline and David


The first of our reared Swallowtails emerged this morning. A quick few photos, with a Cuckoo calling in the background, and she was away

Yes very casual sorry about that We have six ST pupae saved from last Autumn which have not begun 'colouring up' yet. Looking forward to their emergence

Male Orange-tip today, opened up briefly when the sun appeared.


Also seen today were Green-veined White (our first of the year) and a Swallowtail (also our first of the year), which was on a mission

Male Orange-tip seen today during a walk where the wind chill made the temperature a very cold two degrees. He was nectaring and flying feebly around before finally settling on this dead leaf.

Hi Pauline, I think that your second image appears sharper. I am sure that my images are of better quality when using the close-up lens with my lumix than they are without it. Not sure why but they just look better

Mike.

Easter Sunday male Orange-tip on Honesty, in our garden today

Thanks, Wurzel and David :) A male Speckled Wood from our garden this morning, this was the only butterfly seen today now that the wind has changed to Northerly (again). P1370019Resize.JPG And a Carpenter Bee, seen a couple of days ago, very impressive in size, and loud when in flight, a lovely look...

Hi Pauline, glad you survived the winter and the encounter with your wrought iron gates :) Regarding your birds/tadpoles, we have found dried up tadpoles on the edge of our pond in the past. I think that birds attracted to ponds, see the tadpoles, and out of curiosity fish them out but perhaps don't...

Male Orange-tip seen in our garden this morning

Nice sighting of the Orange-tip, Dave, Spring has arrived.

Two Holly Blues, a Speckled Wood, single Comma and numerous Brimstones in our garden today. No shots as we were busy and my camera was indoors but they weren't stopping anyway

Peacock yesterday, Brimstone settled on ivy today, plus Red Admiral seen but not photographed and Hummingbird Hawk-moth visiting flowers.

Excellent, Trevor, a fantastic sighting

Cetti's Warblers really are such nondescript looking birds for one with such a lovely 'burst of song' voice Great shot of the Cormorant in flight

Great sequence of shots of the emerging WLH larva, and in your lunchbreak too

Think we're too far north, David