Resurrect away, Paul! :) The more people contribute, the better, and early stages are things most don't study so even more reason to post! Cheers for that. Good to see you back Testudo and hopefully your back is on the mend. I'm guessing that the 2nd batch presented you with a miniature version of ...

Fast forward to the 29/6/22, an things have moved on at a rapid pace. The 1st brood is doing well, those Cats appear to be 3rd instar? But if i make a mistake on what the correct caterpillar instars are, im sure someone will inform me (which will be appreciated). As ive said, this is the 1st time i ...

WOW.................where did those 9 years go?!................I find it hard to commit to a thread like this, but im gonna give it a try! :roll: So, i thought i would resurrect this thread of mine, on account of Small Tortoiseshell activity in my garden this season. Having aggravated an old injury...

2nd brood Small Blues are now on the wing here in Kent.

3 were seen this last Saturday (only a couple of "out of focus"/blurred pics obtained) so not worth posting up those images!

Location - Darland Banks, Gillingham, Kent. Cheers Paul.

A WLH was seen this morning, it landed on one of our Rose bushes...as usual, grabbed the camera asap, but the butterfly was gone! Yesterday (Sunday) at 5.55pm, a Hairstreak dropped out of the sky, an landed on the netting that covers one of our paddling pools in the back garden...This time i grabbed...

Great to get out this last Sunday (1st time in 3 weeks) because of an old back/disc injury that had flared up, i just couldnt get out "Butterflyin"! Visited Darland Banks, here in Kent. Plenty of both male an female Chalk hill Blues on the wing, some 2nd brood Common Blues(some of the fema...

Holy thread revival Batman!!! :shock: :shock: :shock: I opened the back door this morning(at 8.00am) an disturbed a WLH :D :D It flew around then landed on a paving slab (approx 5 feet from my door). All week ive had a camera handy, but last night i packed it away upstairs in a bag!!!...By the time ...

Another session at Lullingstone Country Park, in Kent (back on the 14th) chasing those pesky DGF's! Arrived on site late after work (6.30pm) didnt leave until sundown, so many of the images were golden hour/sunset shots. As usual the DGF's were the last to go to roost, an because of the high temps, ...

Yesterday was spent at 2 locations in Kent - Fackenden then on to Lullingstone, 15 species seen, shame about the wind! but a good 7 hours spent. Good numbers of both Marbled White an Dark Green Frits on the wing, an a few Small/Large Skippers. 2 female Marbled White amongst all the males, but no fem...

I would have to say for me, here in Kent, May has been a very good month this year :D Not only for Butterflies, but also for work (since i work outside) i dont think i got rained off much at all :D Its been the best May i can remember, for not suffering much with Hayfever...however, that all changed...

Last Thursday (2/6/22) I took a trip to Fackenden Down in Kent, 13 species sighted, but the day belonged to the Large Skipper (4+ seen). Mating pairs of both Small Blue and Brown Argus also seen. Some highlight pics of the day, no images are cropped. Cheers Paul. Large Skippers. P1380111-copy-to-800...

It is at least partially developmentally plastic in some populations, this great paper was written on that a few years ago: Kertész, K., Piszter, G., Horváth, Z. E., Bálint, Z., & Biró, L. P. (2017). Changes in structural and pigmentary colours in response to cold stress in Polyommatus icar...

That's another gorgeous turquoise-blue female, TM, whichever way you look at it! :) I'm on the lookout for one like that, as the females are currently emerging on my local patch, and every one is different and all are little gems. At the risk of monopolising the thread, here are three more... Here'...

Last Saturday meant a session at Queensdown Warren in Kent (i hadnt visited this site for several weeks) so it made for a nice return. Highlights were - female Adonis, Brown Argus and what looked to be a gravid female Grizzled Skipper. Numbers were still on the low side, but over 10 species seen on ...

Good thread, with some lovely examples of females posted. I do like to see if i can find some nice colour variants each season myself. I also refer to some of these as "blue form", but as Dave/Millerd has suggested, they all "come under the same roof" really, with just so many co...

This last Saturday i once again returned to two locations in Kent, Bredhurst, then ended the day at Darland Banks. Out in the field for a good 7 hours+. Small Blues seem to be outnumbering anything else, an other species were once again thin on the ground, perhaps the 2nd brood Common/Adonis "B...

Yesterdays nice weather (Saturday) meant a return visit to Darland Banks (Kent) but i didnt arrive there until 2.00pm. I expected greater numbers on the wing? maybe it was a little hot for em? Things did improve later on, but apart from good numbers of Small Blues, it was quiet. Sighted 2 lovely fre...

Why do you always say “No images are cropped?” Is that supposed to be some sort of bonus? Jack Yeah Jack..............its mainly a "bonus" for me. :D On occassion, i do crop an image, but for most of my images i dont crop. What does that mean?? i guess it means that im trying to make an i...

A great day spent at Darland Banks (Kent) last Sunday, with Small Blue, Adonis Blue (including a single female sighted) an plenty of Common Blues (also a female too.) Some highlight images from that day, no images are cropped. Cheers Paul. P1360396-copy-to-800.jpg P1360658-copy-to-800.jpg P1940976-c...

Bank Holiday Monday was tough going! but we did get some sunshine in the afternoon. 2 locations visited in Kent (Bredhurst an Darland Banks). Highlights were - 2 Small Heath at Bredhurst, then in the afternoon, 2 fresh male Common Blues found at Darland Banks. No images are cropped. Cheers Paul. P13...