New member from Norfolk and New York
Posted: Sun Oct 18, 2020 7:02 pm
Hello from autumnal, rural New York State.
I first became a butterfly enthusiast when Brooke Bond introduced their British Butterflies tea cards in - 1964, was it? Then my father gave me a copy of Richard South’s field guide, and I haven’t looked back since.
Now retired, I divide my time between northern New York State and rural North Norfolk. (Or I did, pre-pandemic.) We are still seeing monarchs, preparing for their southward migration, also plenty of clouded yellows still around. Other prominent butterflies we see during the season are swallowtails (two species,) mourning cloaks (Camberwell beauties,) painted ladies and red admirals. I was in Norfolk until late June this year, and I’ve come to the conclusion that what I love about England is orange tips. A lowly, common species, but it makes me happy to see them! Last year, I saw swallowtails in Norfolk for the first time, in Strumpstraw Fen. Yes, I’m used to seeing big, showy swallowtails in my garden in the US, but seeing machaon in England was something special.
I only just discovered this site - I read Patrick Barkham’s recent article in the Guardian about the Mazarine Blue and reintroductions of extinct species. This led me to the article about the Mazarine Blue in Dispar, so I found this site.
So, hello!
I first became a butterfly enthusiast when Brooke Bond introduced their British Butterflies tea cards in - 1964, was it? Then my father gave me a copy of Richard South’s field guide, and I haven’t looked back since.
Now retired, I divide my time between northern New York State and rural North Norfolk. (Or I did, pre-pandemic.) We are still seeing monarchs, preparing for their southward migration, also plenty of clouded yellows still around. Other prominent butterflies we see during the season are swallowtails (two species,) mourning cloaks (Camberwell beauties,) painted ladies and red admirals. I was in Norfolk until late June this year, and I’ve come to the conclusion that what I love about England is orange tips. A lowly, common species, but it makes me happy to see them! Last year, I saw swallowtails in Norfolk for the first time, in Strumpstraw Fen. Yes, I’m used to seeing big, showy swallowtails in my garden in the US, but seeing machaon in England was something special.
I only just discovered this site - I read Patrick Barkham’s recent article in the Guardian about the Mazarine Blue and reintroductions of extinct species. This led me to the article about the Mazarine Blue in Dispar, so I found this site.
So, hello!