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« on: August 04, 2009, 10:27:41 PM » |
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We've had a sudden explosion of the butterfly population and I managed to get some photos
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« Reply #1 on: August 04, 2009, 10:28:46 PM » |
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« Reply #2 on: August 04, 2009, 10:29:52 PM » |
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Took me ages to get this one, the group kept seperating and then coming together, and they were moving pretty fast!
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« Reply #3 on: August 04, 2009, 10:30:33 PM » |
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And I think is the best one..
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« Reply #4 on: August 05, 2009, 08:30:47 AM » |
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That last one's nice Bobbi.
Not sure why they're so attracted to purple Buddleia, but it's also known as the Butterfly Bush. We've got several in our garden that bring in one or two flutter bys, but there's a huge Buddleia on my postal delivery that's swarming with them. They take off in a huge orange cloud as I walk past. Nice to see them -makes it seem more Summery somehow.
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« Reply #5 on: August 05, 2009, 02:36:44 PM » |
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you don't see as many now do you ?
seam to remember loads when i was a kid (but then they invented the wheel)
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« Reply #6 on: August 05, 2009, 02:58:04 PM » |
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Its been to wet these past 3 summers, thats why their numbers are in decline  |
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« Reply #7 on: August 05, 2009, 03:35:47 PM » |
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It's interesting that usually we get lots of Small Tortoiseshells and quite a lot of Red Admirals and Peacocks, and very occasionally a Painted Lady.
This year there are dozens of Painted Ladies, several Peacocks, a few Torties and no Red Admirals at all in spite of my keeping a patch of nettles in the garden for them to breed on.
Oh and quite a lot of the white ones whose name I forget, we usually only have a few of those.
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« Reply #8 on: August 05, 2009, 10:41:12 PM » |
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Oh and quite a lot of the white ones whose name I forget, we usually only have a few of those.
That'll be the "cabbage white" then  |
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« Reply #9 on: August 06, 2009, 05:18:14 PM » |
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Erm yes, but that isn't actually their proper name - it's 'Green-veined White' apparently!
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« Reply #10 on: August 30, 2009, 08:22:06 AM » |
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Confucius say woman who flies upside down has crack up!
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Where did that 13mm spanner go then?
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« Reply #11 on: August 30, 2009, 09:20:42 AM » |
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 Butterflies invented the wheel Yanto?
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« Reply #12 on: October 13, 2009, 07:45:52 AM » |
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Had a couple of these around a few months back.  Butterflies  Butterflies |
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« Reply #13 on: October 13, 2009, 09:09:31 AM » |
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Wow! What the hell are they?
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« Reply #14 on: October 13, 2009, 11:34:56 AM » |
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Its a Swallowtail, We get quite a interesting selection of flora and forna round here!
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