One problem with having a run of consecutively warm and sunny days, is that the photos you take tend to sit on the laptop, without being "sorted out"! I struggle to remain indoors at the best of times, so things have to wait until a day dawns that is grey and not particularly inviting! Then I can go through photographs and sort out the wheat from the chaff.
Hence these photos are from last week!
There was one day when the weather was particularly warm and sunny, so I took a walk to a lovely little area of Chalk Downland that I know. Spring butterflies abounded, and these following pictures are of some of the species that I caught up with.
The Green Hairstreak is a stunning butterfly, which always rests with its green wings shut, so that you really only ever see the under-side of the wing.
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| Green Hairstreak |
I always think that Grizzled Skippers are feisty little butterflies, always alert and ready to do another sortie of the immediate area.
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| Grizzled Skipper |
A freshly emerged Brown Argus is a lovely butterfly. They can turn up in all sorts of places, so it is always worth keeping a lookout for them.
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| Brown Argus |
The Marsh Fritillary is a butterfly of high conservation priority, as it has not fared well in the UK (or indeed across Europe). It's caterpillar's main foodplant is Devil's-bit Scabious, a plant which itself is not that common. But when you do find them - what a beautiful butterfly - rather like a living, jazzy stain-glass window!
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| Marsh Fritillary |
It's a shame to have to go through life being described as "dingy"! I suppose it is a little, when compared to the other members of the Skipper family - but the Dingy Skipper gets the thumbs up from me - I think that they are great little butterflies!
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| Dingy Skipper |
And finally, one of my favourites! What a vibrant colour combination the Small Copper has, bringing a flash of brilliance to the countryside wherever it chooses to settle!
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| Small Copper |
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