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SueA Global Moderator Posts: 17,912	Butterflies Oct 3, 2015 20:44:15 GMT peony and Lou78W like this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by SueA on Oct 3, 2015 20:44:15 GMT Pretty comma butterfly on the verbena 'Lollipop' yesterday, first one I've seen for ages, also had a red admiral which has been very rare here this summer & a speckled wood but didn't catch a pic. of them.

grindle Top Member Tamar Valley Posts: 19,745	Butterflies Oct 4, 2015 3:37:48 GMT SueA likes this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by grindle on Oct 4, 2015 3:37:48 GMT there's certainly been more around with this fine spell, nice picture SueA

Deleted Deleted Member Posts: 0	Butterflies Jul 16, 2017 18:52:58 GMT grindle and SueA like this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Deleted on Jul 16, 2017 18:52:58 GMT Had a couple of Commas in my garden today.

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Butterflies Jul 17, 2017 7:47:30 GMT grindle likes this

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I love commas @willow, we've had a couple & also a few red admirals, whites, speckled wood & a gatekeeper which I managed to get a pic. of:-

Not so many butterflies around here this year, we had brimstones, holly blues & small tortoiseshells earlier in the spring & then a fairly barren spell until just recently.

Deleted Deleted Member Posts: 0	Butterflies Jul 18, 2017 18:19:16 GMT SueA and Fractal like this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Deleted on Jul 18, 2017 18:19:16 GMT My neighbours garden is full of budliea which brings butterflies to our garden too.

Deleted Deleted Member Posts: 0	Butterflies Jul 23, 2017 20:44:45 GMT grindle and SueA like this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Deleted on Jul 23, 2017 20:44:45 GMT Why is it when I go into the garden with my camera to photograph butterflies they all fly away.... we'll all bar this Red Admiral.

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Butterflies Jul 24, 2017 7:40:27 GMT grindle likes this

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That happens to me too @willow, I try to creep up on them as well & just get the camera focused & they shoot off!

We had a Red Admiral here as well yesterday but didn't manage to get a pic., did get this comma a couple of days ago:-

We went for a walk up the moss here yesterday & saw a speckled wood, several gatekeepers, a few meadow browns & the first Painted Lady I've seen this year.
Speckled wood:-

Meadow brown:-

Painted Lady:-

Rosie Global Moderator Rambling Rosie. Posts: 9,407	Butterflies Jul 24, 2017 7:58:09 GMT SueA likes this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Rosie on Jul 24, 2017 7:58:09 GMT How lovely! We had a hummingbird hawk moth in the garden a wee while back, first one I've ever seen Great pictures, isn't the Comma pretty
	Geordie in Exile..

Deleted Deleted Member Posts: 0	Butterflies Jul 28, 2017 16:24:02 GMT grindle and SueA like this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Deleted on Jul 28, 2017 16:24:02 GMT I love butterflies. Never had a Speckled Wood in my garden, well not yet. I try not to cast a shadow on them as that is sure to make them take flight. These are easy to get on camera.

SueA Global Moderator Posts: 17,912	Butterflies Jul 29, 2017 7:25:32 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by SueA on Jul 29, 2017 7:25:32 GMT Wonder what will emerge from that @willow!

sweetpea Top Member Posts: 5,982	Butterflies Jul 29, 2017 11:59:47 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by sweetpea on Jul 29, 2017 11:59:47 GMT Lots of butterflies around atm mainly large whites though.
	I'll get around to it eventually

grindle Top Member Tamar Valley Posts: 19,745	Butterflies Jul 30, 2017 6:41:31 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by grindle on Jul 30, 2017 6:41:31 GMT very few butterflies here at the moment, even with the buddleja out the weather has been so awful here of late

Deleted Deleted Member Posts: 0	Butterflies Jul 31, 2017 16:40:09 GMT grindle likes this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Deleted on Jul 31, 2017 16:40:09 GMT Not been good butterfly weather at all has it, poor little things.

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