Hi all
I was going through some pictures tonight and remembered I'd seen a Holly Blue at Martin Down doing this. There were no other HBs about at the time, could it be responding to its own reflection in my lens protector?
Thanks in advance
Bill
Butterflies responding to lens reflections
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Re: Butterflies responding to lens reflections
If it felt disturbed, it might do that before flying off. Might happen after it had mated and its just showing anything that it does not want to mate. not really noticed that happening like that before in any butterfly I have seen. Interesting anyway
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Re: Butterflies responding to lens reflections
Dave, were you wearing something blue ![Laughing :lol:](./images/smilies/icon_lol.gif)
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- Dave McCormick
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Re: Butterflies responding to lens reflections
I do wear blue alot, no this time
anyway, I have started noticing this behaviour in other species of butterfly I got close to recently.
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