Sunday (26/6/16) called for a visit to East Blean Wood(which is approx a 90 mile round trip for me).
On the way there, i saw some rain, and began to wonder if i had made the right choice???...But as i arrived, the rain was gone, an the sun began to shine.
I would think that there must have been 20+ Heath Fritillary on the wing.
Other species seen were - Red Admiral, Large Skipper, Meadow Brown...and a superb fresh Purple Hairstreak, that dropped out of the tree canopy towards the end of the day. I rarely get to see/photograph a mint PH like this, so i was very pleased to capture some nice images of it.
The PH opened its wings slightly at one point, but soon closed them up again...I just wasnt that lucky to capture an open wing shot, maybe next time?!
Location - East Blean Wood, Kent. Cheers Paul.
Im amazed at the different colours this PH displays, between the 2 images. My camera battery flashed red half way through, so i had to run back to my bag to grab another battery...i was sure the PH would be gone, but it was still there on my return, so i shot some more images.