Small white behaviour
Posted: Thu May 03, 2007 4:36 pm
I was watching an area of bluebells and wanted to get a shot of a speckled wood that was in area. This failed.
What I did see was a bit odd I thought. I waited and a male small white came along and did not sit to photo. Then a female came along and male started chasing female around area. A few seconds later, the female left and the male went into, what I can only describe as a "daze".
The male started flying in roughly 10cm or less diameter circles around the patch the female was in before she left. The started zig-zagging area flicking antennae. I watched this for around 1min or so and then the male flew away.
Whats up with him?
![Sad :(](./images/smilies/icon_sad.gif)
What I did see was a bit odd I thought. I waited and a male small white came along and did not sit to photo. Then a female came along and male started chasing female around area. A few seconds later, the female left and the male went into, what I can only describe as a "daze".
The male started flying in roughly 10cm or less diameter circles around the patch the female was in before she left. The started zig-zagging area flicking antennae. I watched this for around 1min or so and then the male flew away.
![Shocked :shock:](./images/smilies/icon_eek.gif)
Whats up with him?