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HI Goldie,

The sun is quite strong now , so if that wind gives it a rest or stops coming from the north,
we might start seeing some Butterflies! .
Atleast my ' new ' FZ38 camera is starting to get some exercise.

All the best,
TREVOR.

Hi! Trevor, you were right about the weather it's been fantastic, if any one had said you'll be sitting outside shortly I wouldn't have believed them.

Yesterday we went to Hall-Lee-Brook where I added a Comma to my list, the day before I added a Peacock it arrived in my garden when I was enjoying a cup of tea, I'd seen them the day before but they were too intent looking for partners they didn't stay long this one enjoyed my Grape Hyacinth for a while giving me time to put my cup down and creep up on it:D

The Small Tortoiseshells were also out in force and I managed to get more shots, a couple of them together before they flew off( photo's not too good I'm afraid as they moved about too much) Any way it's a start ,Green Veined Whites next! then Orange Tips, I've not got any shots of Brimstones yet but I did see one at HLB yesterday so hope fully I'll get one before too long Goldie

HI Goldie,

That Comma image is worth a few points ! . Yes, looking forward to the Orange Tips.

Best wishes,
TREVOR.

Hi Goldie,

Good to see you have had the nice weather too. No Whites or Orange-tips yet for me either, maybe this week if the weather holds up, fingers crossed.

Cheers,

Neil.

I'm glad the Easter Bunny brought you teh eggs AND butterflies Goldie

Have a goodun

Wurzel

A nice haul yesterday and some lovely pictures.
I'm envious of your Comma. I think I might have seen one today whooshing past but couldn't be sure. Still; there's always tomorrow.

At least things are now moving up there, Goldie.

Won't be long before the Pierids invade your 'patch'.

Just late reading my postings, thanks everyone for your input I've been taking it easy for the last few days ,seems I've to have an op on my other eye now So with the weather being so great (exception being today, gale force winds) I've been in my garden sunning myself
Thursday was a really lovely day, in the garden we had visits from STS and Peacocks, not to mention Comma's the only things that haven't shown up yet are the Whites, I did see a Brimstone but didn't manage a photo
I've posted what I thought really show that Spring is here, I'm looking forward to seeing the Orange Tips and hope fully I'll be sorted out by then, at present it's a case of shoot and hope for the best
I want to pay a couple more visits to HLB so I hope the weather gets better Goldie

Hi Goldie lovely photos as usual and I think we must shop at the same garden centre because I've got the same flowers in my garden!

Best wishes

Hoggers

Your garden looks very springlike Goldie , makes me wish I had a garden

Sorry to hear about your eye op, hope it goes well.

Hi Goldie,

Nice photos from your garden. Hope all goes well with your eye.

Cheers,

Neil.

Great to see you up and running proper Goldie - that is a great sot of the Peacock

Have a goodun

Wurzel

Hi! Hogger's ,glad you like my photos, it's obvious we have great taste in garden plants

Bugboy, you've really surprised me, ( no garden ) yet you've such great photos I'd hate to be without mine

Thanks Neil, it will all be over with by Friday, then all systems go, when the Orange Tips get going around here I hope to be has well

Glad you like the photos Wurzel, my favourite is the Peacock I like the way he seems to be hanging onto the flower, I'd only planted the Violas a couple of days before, the Peacock BF seems to like them a lot quite a few enjoyed them last week

Today has been another cold day but tomorrow promises to be warmer so hope fully I may see some thing Goldie

Goldie M wrote:Bugboy, you've really surprised me, ( no garden ) yet you've such great photos I'd hate to be without mine

Thats London life sadly. I'm lucky my local patch is only a 10 minute walk away and is also a SSSI site

That explains it Buggy Goldie

Great surprise yesterday, I went to Yarrow Valley Park the weather was lovely yet I didn't see but one Butterfly, a Peacock, so I came back to Hall-Lee=Brook in Westhoughton expecting to see (are rather hoping) a white of some kind, again nothing but Peacocks and Tortoiseshell's, although I love to see them and I took loads more pictures I was disappointed

I came back home thinking," that's it for a while" and I started doing things in the garden, my neighbour who lives across the drive from me came over and while we were nattering I saw a flash of blue in her edge, I told her to keep her eye on the spot where it had landed and shot in the house for my camera, to my delight has I had thought it was a Holly Blue

I was in a rush to take as many shots has I could before it took off again which it did quite frequently so I was in quite a hurry
I found out in the conversation afterwards that my neighbours had never seen a HB before and were has delighted as I was. I also found out that hidden from view behind their hedge was a holly bush They've promised to look after it and not cut it too much so hope fully I may even get more shots before this season ends. I've even got them interested in growing more things for Butterflies which can't be bad Goldie

So pleased it was still there when you got your camera! I've not seen Holly Blues yet in my garden but it can't be long now. Good that you have enthused your neighbour as well

Mike

I'm very jealous of your Holly Blue pictures Goldie, I've seen 2 now and all I've managed are quick distance underside snaps. Glad to hear you're encouraging your neighbours into important matters

Hi Goldie,

lovely photos of the male Holly Blue. Even though i have seen a male myself, a few days ago, the Holly Blue is quite rare where i live. So getting a photo of this beautiful insect will prove rather difficult. So well done, and thank you for sharing your good fortune with us.

All the best, Nick.

Great stuff Goldie, lovely shots of a very awkward butterfly, more of a Hairstreak than a Blue

Have a goodun

Wurzel