I'm going to be greedy and have two if I may. These are both taken at Denbies Hill on the same day (10th May 2011). The first was taken in the afternoon, which was scorching hot, and the second when I went back in the cool of the evening to see the butterflies roost.
I was very excited to see this absolutely pristine and stunning male ab which could have only hatched a few hours before at the most but it was very windy and getting a shot was a nightmare. I ended up trying to block the wind with my body to stop the butterfly from being buffeted so much. For me the most memorable thing this summer were the aberrant butterflies
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For the second photo, the female, this was the first time I had seen them roosting in the evening, I think, and I was in awe (plus the wind had dropped and it was so much easier to get a photo! You can't see it in the photo I have uploaded for the web but in the picture I have everything is in focus and crystal clear which I don't manage very often).