Yeeeh-haaa we've had
summer.. well one day... last Sunday, it was mostly sunny and warm (if a little
windy) and the nearest we've had to
summer in what seems to be a long time...AND NO RAIN!!
I decided to make the most of it and go in search of some
butterflies. I went to an area where I've found a good variety of butterflies
in previous years, Incombe Hole in Buckinghamshire.
There were a few different species on the wing but nowhere
near the amount , in numbers, as I've
seen before.
Small Heath, as usual, were
settling low down in the grass and making photography rather difficult.
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| Male |
Meadow Brown
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| Male |
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| Female |
Marbled White
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| Male |
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| Male |
And I'm still trying to get a decent image of a Marbled White!!
Large Skipper...I only saw this one!
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| A male...note the dark sex-brands in the centre of the wings. |
And the one species I was hoping to see...Dark Green Fritillary. I found about ten of these nectaring on a large patch of thistles.
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| Male |
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| Male |
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| Female |
The dark green colouring on the underside of the wings gives this butterfly it's name.
And I also saw quite a few Ringlet and one each of Red Admiral and Small White. And rather worrying I didn't see a single 'blue' butterfly all day!
And a video...
