Tuesday 14 March 2017

Early Flutters Feeding

Yesterday started cool but the Sun soon came out so I decided to trim some of the evergreens in the front garden. Pleased I had my trusty pocket Nikon with me as I saw some 7 spot Ladybirds:

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Some bees enjoying a feed on the Heather:

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But what caught my eye was about five Small Tortoiseshell butterflies on the Heather:

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One looked very much well worn and tatty but the rest appeared pristine.


4 comments:

  1. It is lovely to see the insects emerging at this time of year and great news about the Small Tortoiseshells :) Still waiting for my first butterfly here!

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    1. RR: They were back again yesterday once the Sun came out.
      Finally spotted one of my frogs as it leapt out of the way while I was grass mowing.

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  2. Found a harlequin ladybird sleeping on an old discarded lightbulb of mine yesterday!

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    1. Simon: Pleased to say I've never seen one here.

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