Re: Goldie M
Posted: Thu Sep 08, 2016 9:00 am
Yesterday was another lovely day and having seen the Small Tort's in the front garden a few Whites and a Red Admiral I decided to go to Hall-Lee-Brook thinking there maybe more Butterflies there.
The only Butterflies I saw were Speckled Wood's which isn't surprising because they don't depend on flowers all the time like a lot of Butterflies but according to my book prefer Honeydew from the leaves in the wood, my point being is that the only flowers there were not really nectar plants all the thistles etc, having finished.
The two meadows had been mowed again like last year with no sign at all of Meadow Brown's, which I suppose
isn't really surprising given the weather we've had up here in August, so it looks like the Tort's etc, were in our gardens looking for nectar, which isn't too bad photographic wise but not too good for them, most gardens along my avenue having pebbled garden's. Then people wonder why there's a decline in Butterflies, it's not always insecticides and farmer's to blame.
So! all though I've posted some shot's before this of ST's and White's together with Admiral's, I'm posting just one of each again because these could be the last of the year from a round my way Goldie
The only Butterflies I saw were Speckled Wood's which isn't surprising because they don't depend on flowers all the time like a lot of Butterflies but according to my book prefer Honeydew from the leaves in the wood, my point being is that the only flowers there were not really nectar plants all the thistles etc, having finished.
The two meadows had been mowed again like last year with no sign at all of Meadow Brown's, which I suppose
isn't really surprising given the weather we've had up here in August, so it looks like the Tort's etc, were in our gardens looking for nectar, which isn't too bad photographic wise but not too good for them, most gardens along my avenue having pebbled garden's. Then people wonder why there's a decline in Butterflies, it's not always insecticides and farmer's to blame.
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So! all though I've posted some shot's before this of ST's and White's together with Admiral's, I'm posting just one of each again because these could be the last of the year from a round my way Goldie