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Re: Susie
Posted: Fri May 23, 2014 7:53 am
by Maximus
As Dave says it's just eggs Suzie. This female at Hod Hill last year was so laden with eggs she found it difficult to fly. We found her on the path so moved her to the safety of a Cowslip leaf.
Lovely photos by the way
Mike
Re: Susie
Posted: Sat May 24, 2014 7:55 am
by Susie
Thanks, it is nice to know its nothing nasty
Nice pics
![Smile :)](./images/smilies/icon_smile.gif)
Re: Susie
Posted: Sun May 25, 2014 11:40 am
by Susie
Glanville fritillary seen briefly at Hutchinson's bank this morning.
This brimstone had no idea what danger it was in. When I left the site they were both still sitting there safely. An ant crawled up and over the spider and it didn't move a hair so intent it was on it's bigger prey
Butterfly challenge
1. Peacock - 11/01/14
2. Red admiral - 05/03/14
3. Brimstone - 05/03/14
4. Small tortoiseshell - 09/03/14
5. Comma - 09/03/14
6. Small white - 01/04/14
7. Orange tip - 01/04/14
8. Holly blue - 09/04/14
9. Speckled wood - 09/04/14
10.Green veined white - 13/04/14
11.Dingy skipper - 21/04/14
12.Pearl Bordered Fritillary - 22/04/14
13.Duke of Burgundy - 24/04/14
14.Wood white - 26/04/14
15.Grizzled skipper - 28/04/14
16.Small copper - 28/04/14
17.Wall brown - 28/04/14
18.Small heath - 07/05/14
19.Brown argus - 10/05/14
20.Adonis blue - 11/05/14
21.Common blue - 11/05/14
22.Small blue - 12/05/14
23.Green hairstreak - 14/05/14
24. Marsh fritillary - 20/05/14
25. Glanville fritillary - 25/05/2014
Re: Susie
Posted: Sun May 25, 2014 9:16 pm
by Wurzel
That was a cracking find
![Mr. Green :mrgreen:](./images/smilies/icon_mrgreen.gif)
I'm not sure I'm going to get to see that species this year. If you can get to Bentley the Small Pearls are flying well and their numbers are building nicely, probably about 10 in the Eastern Clearing today
Have a goodun
Wurzel
Re: Susie
Posted: Sun May 25, 2014 9:19 pm
by Susie
Thanks wurzel
![Smile :)](./images/smilies/icon_smile.gif)
Weather permitting I hope to see spf at some point. Not seen them before.
Re: Susie
Posted: Mon May 26, 2014 3:45 pm
by Susie
All plans for butterflying scuppered today due to non stop horrible rain = one very grumpy Susie.
![Evil or Very Mad :evil:](./images/smilies/icon_evil.gif)
Re: Susie
Posted: Mon May 26, 2014 9:24 pm
by Pauline
Great shot of the spider Susie - wouldn't have noticed if you hadn't mentioned. What sort is it?
Re: Susie
Posted: Thu May 29, 2014 3:53 pm
by Susie
Hi Pauline, I think it is the crab spider Misumena vatia, but I don't know a great deal about spiders so I could be wrong.
I haven't done any butterflying since last Sunday but out for a walk today I found a May Bug on the path. As the path gets a lot of footfall I moved it to the side and as I left it gave me a wave bye-bye (or it could have been giving me a beetle version of a "V" sign for all I know!) I thought it was cute so took a quick snap on my phone.
Re: Susie
Posted: Sat May 31, 2014 5:06 pm
by Susie
A trip to Bentley Wood for me this morning and a first sighting ever of Small Pearl Bordered Fritillary. Another one to go on the butterfly challenge list.
Butterfly challenge
1. Peacock - 11/01/14
2. Red admiral - 05/03/14
3. Brimstone - 05/03/14
4. Small tortoiseshell - 09/03/14
5. Comma - 09/03/14
6. Small white - 01/04/14
7. Orange tip - 01/04/14
8. Holly blue - 09/04/14
9. Speckled wood - 09/04/14
10.Green veined white - 13/04/14
11.Dingy skipper - 21/04/14
12.Pearl Bordered Fritillary - 22/04/14
13.Duke of Burgundy - 24/04/14
14.Wood white - 26/04/14
15.Grizzled skipper - 28/04/14
16.Small copper - 28/04/14
17.Wall brown - 28/04/14
18.Small heath - 07/05/14
19.Brown argus - 10/05/14
20.Adonis blue - 11/05/14
21.Common blue - 11/05/14
22.Small blue - 12/05/14
23.Green hairstreak - 14/05/14
24. Marsh fritillary - 20/05/14
25. Glanville fritillary - 25/05/2014
26. Small pearl bordered fritillary - 31/05/2014
Re: Susie
Posted: Sat May 31, 2014 5:35 pm
by Katrina
Good photo Susie!
Re: Susie
Posted: Sat May 31, 2014 7:15 pm
by Susie
Thank you! I took loads but they're all basically the same
![Laughing :lol:](./images/smilies/icon_lol.gif)
Re: Susie
Posted: Sat May 31, 2014 7:20 pm
by Wurzel
Cracking shot Susie, really glad that you got your SPBF
![Very Happy :D](./images/smilies/icon_biggrin.gif)
Did you see much of Bentley - it's a great place.
Have a goodun
Wurzel
Re: Susie
Posted: Sat May 31, 2014 10:51 pm
by Lee Hurrell
Glad you got your SPBF. We don't like a grumpy Susie
Lee
Re: Susie
Posted: Sun Jun 01, 2014 6:10 am
by Susie
Thanks Lee and wurzel.
I stuck mainly to the eastern clearing yesterday, Wurzel. I have been there once before, years ago on a uk butterflies photographic forum meeting when we had a field trip there and it is a lovely place.
Re: Susie
Posted: Sun Jun 01, 2014 12:25 pm
by Susie
SWALLOWTAIL!! It was a swallowtail, it's only an F***king swallowtail!! (can you tell I'm a tad excited?)
Just flown over my garden while I was eating my lunch, flew from the south, dipped into the garden and then flew due north. Unmistakeable!
Re: Susie
Posted: Sun Jun 01, 2014 12:26 pm
by Susie
Butterfly challenge
1. Peacock - 11/01/14
2. Red admiral - 05/03/14
3. Brimstone - 05/03/14
4. Small tortoiseshell - 09/03/14
5. Comma - 09/03/14
6. Small white - 01/04/14
7. Orange tip - 01/04/14
8. Holly blue - 09/04/14
9. Speckled wood - 09/04/14
10.Green veined white - 13/04/14
11.Dingy skipper - 21/04/14
12.Pearl Bordered Fritillary - 22/04/14
13.Duke of Burgundy - 24/04/14
14.Wood white - 26/04/14
15.Grizzled skipper - 28/04/14
16.Small copper - 28/04/14
17.Wall brown - 28/04/14
18.Small heath - 07/05/14
19.Brown argus - 10/05/14
20.Adonis blue - 11/05/14
21.Common blue - 11/05/14
22.Small blue - 12/05/14
23.Green hairstreak - 14/05/14
24. Marsh fritillary - 20/05/14
25. Glanville fritillary - 25/05/2014
26. Small pearl bordered fritillary - 31/05/2014
27. SWALLOWTAIL!! - 01/06/2014
Re: Susie
Posted: Sun Jun 01, 2014 12:30 pm
by William
Susie wrote:SWALLOWTAIL!!
Congratulations Susie - you've just had the sighting everyone dreams of
![Very Happy :D](./images/smilies/icon_biggrin.gif)
Re: Susie
Posted: Mon Jun 02, 2014 9:42 pm
by Lee Hurrell
Susie wrote:SWALLOWTAIL!! It was a swallowtail, it's only an F***king swallowtail!! (can you tell I'm a tad excited?)
![Laughing :lol:](./images/smilies/icon_lol.gif)
Dammit, just when I thought we were on the same species... congratulations Susie
![Very Happy :D](./images/smilies/icon_biggrin.gif)
BWs
Lee
Re: Susie
Posted: Mon Jun 02, 2014 10:35 pm
by Wurzel
Is a F**king Swallowtail a named aberrant or a vagrant species?
![Laughing :lol:](./images/smilies/icon_lol.gif)
Congrats - it's a hell of a garden list species
Have a goodun
Wurzel
Re: Susie
Posted: Tue Jun 03, 2014 7:46 am
by Susie
I would advise everyone to avoid seeing a swallowtail because once you get a glimpse you're going to want more and they're not easy to find!
I spent part of yesterday scouring local areas looking for likely sites but didn't have any more sightings
![Sad :(](./images/smilies/icon_sad.gif)
I really want photographic proof of what I saw.