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Re: June 2023
Posted: Thu Jun 29, 2023 10:53 pm
by Charles Nicol
here are some pics from Sundon in the last few days
does anyone know what the little plant is ?
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Re: June 2023
Posted: Fri Jun 30, 2023 4:54 am
by aeshna5
It's one of the eyebrights, Euphrasia sp, Charles.
Re: June 2023
Posted: Fri Jun 30, 2023 9:57 am
by Charles Nicol
aeshna5 wrote: ↑Fri Jun 30, 2023 4:54 am
It's one of the eyebrights, Euphrasia sp, Charles.
thanks again for your expert assistance aeshna !
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Re: June 2023
Posted: Mon Jul 03, 2023 2:18 pm
by Ian Pratt
Today has been probably the best day this year for seeing butterflies close to home.
I visited a private woodland and saw the following:
Silver-washed fritillary about 15
White admiral about 6
Red admiral 10
Ringlet, meadow brown, gatekeeper: loads
large white 4
Green-veined white 1
Small skipper 1
Common blue damselfly 1
Common darter 3
Peacock 5
Speckled wood 1
Unidentified hawker 1
Comma 4
Golden-ringed dragonfly 1
Marbled white 3
I attach some photos of the silver-washed fritillaries which were flying around madly and hardly stopping.
I then managed to photograph mating silver-washed fritillaries with a female valezina and then in the same photograph two pairs mating.
Hopefully, things may improve even more now.
Re: June 2023
Posted: Mon Jul 03, 2023 2:32 pm
by petesmith
Ian Pratt wrote: ↑Mon Jul 03, 2023 2:18 pm
I then managed to photograph mating silver-washed fritillaries with a female valezina and then in the same photograph two pairs mating.
Hopefully, things may improve even more now.
That's pretty remarkable Ian! I can't imagine there are many photographs taken in the wild with two mating pairs of
paphia in the same vista!
Re: June 2023
Posted: Mon Jul 03, 2023 2:38 pm
by David M
petesmith wrote: ↑Mon Jul 03, 2023 2:32 pmThat's pretty remarkable Ian! I can't imagine there are many photographs taken in the wild with two mating pairs of
paphia in the same vista!
Extraordinary!
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Re: June 2023
Posted: Mon Jul 03, 2023 5:26 pm
by Ian Pratt
Sorry, I should have put this in the July thread!
Re: June 2023
Posted: Mon Jul 03, 2023 5:43 pm
by David M
Ian Pratt wrote: ↑Mon Jul 03, 2023 5:26 pmSorry, I should have put this in the July thread!
Don't worry, Ian. It's not a capital offence.
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Re: June 2023
Posted: Mon Jul 03, 2023 10:50 pm
by Ian Pratt
Another photograph of the two mating pairs on hazel , with the valezina on the left of the rear pair.
Re: June 2023
Posted: Tue Jul 04, 2023 8:13 am
by Ian Pratt
Thanks for all comments and views.
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