Katrina

[Chris L]

Love the male and female Large Skippers side by side, Katrina. That'd make a nice comparison in a guidebook...

That would be laminated, in a frame and on my wall in next to no time.

[Katrina]

Thank you Otep. That comment put a smile on my face.

[Chris L]

It was also a little bit flexible with the truth in one respect Katrina. My DIY skills are atrocious and the getting it on the wall 'in next to no time' aspect would be challenging. Anyway, after the punctured water pipe or severed electrical cable had been fixed and the masonry dust had settled, it would be on my wall.

[Goldie M]

Hi! Katrina, love your shot from the 2nd of May, really soft lighting Goldie

[Katrina]

Thanks Goldie,
I was over the moon to find the small copper. It is not so easy to find butterflies in walking distance from where I live

[Katrina]

I wander to Chantry Hill this evening yielded roosting Silver-spotted skippers. Also seen were Meadow Browns, Small Heaths and Chalkhill Blues.

[David M]

Nice images, Katrina. Sweet little things those SSS's, aren't they?

[trevor]

More, great, moody shots. Love the way the light has lit up the Scabious flowers.
Shots like these seem to be your trade mark!.

Stay safe and well,
Trevor.

PS. Looks as though Whitehawk hill could take us into October!, weather permitting.

[Wurzel]

Lovely set of ethereal shots Katrina Somehow it makes the Silver Spots even more cute

Have a goodun and stay safe

Wurzel

[bugboy]

Great shots Katrina, a million times easier to pin down the speedy little buggers when they're roosting I would imagine

[Katrina]

Thanks bugboy there did seem to be more around than usual and pretty easy to photograph when they are roosting. I was interested to read Paulines observation of roosting in tees so I will need to watch out for that too. I also managed to show some interested passers by their first SSS.
Thanks Wurzel. I was pleased with the shots. Trips out have been thin on the ground this year.
Thanks Trevor Whitehawk will definitely be worth a whirl later in the year.
Thanks David they definitely are cute butterflies.

[Katrina]

Yesterday I went to Mill Hill with a friend. Unfortunately it clouded over soon after we got there but we still saw I a single distant Clouded Yellow, Meadow Browns, Small heaths, Small Whites and Common Blues with the highlight being 3 fresh Common Blues.

Today, at lunchtime, I went to Whitehawk Hill. There I saw Kirsty who had seen 6 Long-tailed blues over the morning. I saw one Long-tailed blue but it did start to drizzle about half an hour after I arrived.

[Wurzel]

A cracking find Katrina Obviously the reward for sticking with it and not heading home early

Have a goodun and stay safe

Wurzel

[David M]

Love the way you went nonchalantly under the radar with that Long Tailed Blue, Katrina.

This species seems to have become almost a regular, annual visitor over the past 8 years or so.

Long may it continue!

[Katrina]

Thanks Wurzel and David . I went back again today for another go.
I had a wonderful and memorable day today. The weather was much better than predicted and there were plenty of long-tailed blues to be seen.
The weather held and the action kept going with photos of pristine LTBs up for grabs. Equally enjoyable was the good humoured company coming and going including Ben, Max, Colin, Neil and many others. The pinnacle of the day was Neil finding a mating pair but there were many highlights

[Katrina]

some bonus photos

[trevor]

Well done with the mating pair. I've heard that a fresh female was seen today,
I wonder it it is the same one in your image of the pair.
The LTB's have certainly given good value up there this year, and not at all hard to find.

Lovely shots, stay safe.
Trevor.

PS There is an image on the Sussex site with Neil on the left, and I think you on the right.

[Katrina]

Thanks Trevor but it was really well done to Neil for finding them.
I think it is me on the sussex website.

[essexbuzzard]

Well done,Katrina. Let’s hope this weather is a bit better than last year, allowing a few more to emerge, and keep the season going.

[ernie f]

Katrina

WOW. Just saw your mating pair of LT Blues. I have never even seen one, let alone a pair in cop. Not something I expect I will ever see. I bet you are over-the-moon about that.

I am normally a bit stingy with my Mr Greens but you get 5 out of 5 for that shot.