You really should Wurzel - they are so delightful I could watch them all day.
You say the nicest things Otep
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I reckon butterfly wings would make a great subject for Pointillism.
Today was very much a blue day for various reasons. My venue of choice was Paulsgrove - a site that initially intimidated me but is now one which I thoroughly enjoy. It was a bit of a battle with the weather. I didn't mind the showers but the stiff breeze presented the usual difficulties and I have had to bin some potentially good images. I was looking for Small Blues when a movement in the grass caught my attention. I initially thought it was a Small Blue which had just emerged but he seemed to be stuck in a clump of grass which was hindering him pumping up his wings. I gently freed him wondering if the wings would expand on my finger. They didn't
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. I gently placed him on a flower. It wasn't until I viewed the shots that I realised he was victim of a spider attack!!!! I can't believe I inadvertently picked one up! Need to go to Specsavers!
The next surprise was the female Common Blues. Over the last few years locally the female Common Blues have been getting more and more blue. Well, the 3 I saw here rivalled anything I have seen before and were quite extreme:
I saw about half a dozen Holly Blues including this egg laying female (egg just laid easily visible):
The best surprise for me was seeing a couple of Green Hairstreaks egg laying on dog wood and gorse:
The eggs are similar to those of the Holly Blue which also lays on Dog wood:
Between egg laying episodes she took a rest to soak up the weak sun. Perhaps this could be regarded as a GH Hammock:
and on the way out I found another Small Blue, not where I expected to as he was tucked away in a gorse bush.
This site is great for the Peregrins; sadly my camera isn't. I got some great views today - better than anything I have seen in the past but this poor shot is the best I could do: