Brilliant Wurzel, knowing you it won't be long before you have all of those in the bagWurzel wrote:No worries Rex - I'm made up as I got some Greenstreaks today with a side order of Grizzlie Now for those Dukes, Dingies, Coppers, Pearls...
Have a goodun
Wurzel
Seemingly against the advice of the Met Office I set out this morning to look for some more Orange Tips and hopefully my first Pearl Bordered Fritillary of the year. It didn't look too promising when I arrived, the early sunshine had given way to increasing amounts of cloud. Thankfully there were enough sunny spells coming through and there was hardly a breeze.
The first butterfly I saw wasn't an Orange Tip but a nice fresh looking Green Veined white.
Soon after that I saw my first Orange Tips of the day.
I must admit that I thought it was still a little bit early for the Pearl Bordered Fritillaries to be on the wing at Abbot's Wood but to my surprise and delight I saw 2 the moment I arrived. They were both extremely fresh and as bright as a new penny.
Only moments after I took these photos the heavens finally opened and I got all wet. It was well worth it though, I had such a wonderful day today, I might even have a few more photos to post up after I've had more time to look through the rest of them.
Hopefully this spring will be a lot kinder to the PBF's then recent years and numbers of this lovely butterfly will start to recover.
B'saurus