Only today I was following a Meadow Brown along a hedgerow when it dipped behind a bush and re-emerged a second later as a faded Comma. it happens a lot...
Dave
ernie f
Re: ernie f
Love the Skipper on the Orchid - I could do with that one in my collection 
Speaking of which you're not paranoid Ernie - over the years there have been a few 'lurkers' on UKB 
it's a shame as people that genuinely want to marvel at the variation miss out but then keeping 'mum' works out better for the butterfly in the end 
Have a goodun
Wurzel
Speaking of which you're not paranoid Ernie - over the years there have been a few 'lurkers' on UKB it's a shame as people that genuinely want to marvel at the variation miss out but then keeping 'mum' works out better for the butterfly in the end Have a goodun
Wurzel
Re: ernie f
A not unusual phenomenon in August I find. Many a time a single Brown Hairstreak has morphed into half a dozen Gatekeeper right before my eyes
Some addictions are good for the soul!
Re: ernie f
Locally
Large Blues are starting to increase. Yesterday I saw one and today at the same place I saw three. Even though I was early both days, it was already so warm and sunny they refused to open their wings, even when I purposefully stood between them and the sun so they were in shade they stubbornly refused to play ball.
At home
I found a moth in the sitting room. I think it is 'The Fern'.
And in the garden, a Scarlet Tiger Moth flew through without stopping
I spent a valuable afternoon removing wildlife from my sitting room. First it was that moth, then the cat brought in a live mouse so I had to extricate it from the jaws of the cat and deposit it outside so it could run off then a fly came in and I spent more time than I really wanted to trying to shoo it out of an open window.
Foxy Feature
Same afternoon I heard a loud scream coming from our back garden. I rushed out to find a small fox running away and our cat with a smug look on his face, victorious against this 'puny' opposition.
Large Blues are starting to increase. Yesterday I saw one and today at the same place I saw three. Even though I was early both days, it was already so warm and sunny they refused to open their wings, even when I purposefully stood between them and the sun so they were in shade they stubbornly refused to play ball.
I found a moth in the sitting room. I think it is 'The Fern'.
I spent a valuable afternoon removing wildlife from my sitting room. First it was that moth, then the cat brought in a live mouse so I had to extricate it from the jaws of the cat and deposit it outside so it could run off then a fly came in and I spent more time than I really wanted to trying to shoo it out of an open window.
Foxy Feature
Same afternoon I heard a loud scream coming from our back garden. I rushed out to find a small fox running away and our cat with a smug look on his face, victorious against this 'puny' opposition.
Ernie F
Re: ernie f
Nice to hear Large Blues are thriving at that site, ernie. I'll have to miss out on them there this year.