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Going Green!
After spending a wonderful day with Neil Hulme and Gary Phillpot over at Chantry Hill "where I managed to take my first Green Hairstreak photo of the year" I thought I'd go and see how my local Greenies were fairing.
Yet again there was a chilly, strong and gusty wing blowing, so I thought I'd seek out some of the more sheltered areas - hoping the butterflies would have the same idea.
I duly arrived at the GHS spot and started looking..... nothing! After an hour of searching I decided to move on to another GHS area I know. Still some way off from 'the usual GHS hotspot' I caght a glimpse of that familiar jerky flight pattern near the periphery of my vision. BINGO it was a Green Hairstreak all right
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I spent a bit of time trying to get a decent photo of this 'beautifully flawless' butterfly before I moved on the my intended destination. It didn't take long to find about 5 more Green Hairstreaks all showing various stages of wear and tare. I was particularly pleased to find an attractive GHS with a nicely defined "streak" of spots and a lovely metallic gold flash to it's fore wing.
After finding my fresh GHS I didn't think the day could get any better, as is so often the case I was wrong. Before I set off for home I thought I'd take a look at one last area thinking it would provide a bit of shelter from the cold wind. As I looked downwards towards the bottom of the scarp I was very pleased to see BadgerBob approaching. I recently asked Bob if he would kindly help me find my first Marbled White Larva, unfortunately I've been so busy we'd not been able to arrange anything. As Bob came closer I jokingly shouted "where are all these Marbled White Larva you promised to show me then! Expecting a witty reply - perhaps followed up by an arrangement to meet up for a MW Larva hunt at a later date. Bob had other ideas - he led me to the place where he had been monitoring a wild Wall Brown Pupa. Thanks to Bob I was able to take a photo of the Pupa. I'd never seen a wild WB Pupa before so I was thrilled to see this.
Bob's kind generosity didn't stop there, after a short search he even managed to find me a Marbled White Larva as well!!
Thanks to Bob and a flawless Green Hairstreak I had a marvellous day yesterday. Thanks again for all your help Bob.
Best Wishes
James