By the markings I think they were all females.
It was interesting to see that some of the larger butterflies often seemed to be chasing the blues away.
Tuesday, 8 September 2015
Holly Blue
I often see small blue butterflies flitting about the garden but Sunday was the first time I have seen them land. I was tidying up at the bottom of the garden when I noticed several different flutters were landing on the Ivy growing over my fence from the property behind me. Among them were several Holly Blue butterflies so I spent a while making sure I got some shots of them:
By the markings I think they were all females.
It was interesting to see that some of the larger butterflies often seemed to be chasing the blues away.
By the markings I think they were all females.
It was interesting to see that some of the larger butterflies often seemed to be chasing the blues away.
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An excellent find.
ReplyDeleteAdrian: It was great to have them land for a change.
DeleteGreat shots John. There are quite a few around this year.
ReplyDeleteRoy: Than you. I have never seen so many at once. Usually one every so often here.
DeleteTWG: They are pretty little flutters.
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