BUTTERFLIES

[Placido]

No no, "Small White" is one of the very few names that I know.
Anyway, it's all Jacksparrow's fault for spoiling the literally meant joke.
The next "first" that I spot I'll call it 'Colin'

[Jacksparrow]

No no, "Small White" is one of the very few names that I know.
Anyway, it's all Jacksparrow's fault for spoiling the literally meant joke.
The next "first" that I spot I'll call it 'Colin'

Eh what? twernt me posting laughing emoticons at your efforts. I was on your side and trying to bat off any mocking at your expense.

[nuthatch]

I saw Colin fluttering across the road yesterday afternoon

[Placido]

Seen 2 Colins already today

Jacksparrow - it's what you're there for, to take the blame and scattergun the abuse . You're good at it by now ......

[Placido]

First butterfly for ages - a quite small one, very dark, flying rapidly thus <<<<<<<.
Went out and it flew in front of me, thus >>>>>>>.
I've enough trouble with landed ones - no chance with a flying one even if it didn't know where it was going .....

The instant ident. gives Purple Hairstreak or Ringlet but frankly I'm not sure about either of them.

Aaaanyway, it was good to see a butterfly for a change

[Jacksparrow]

First butterfly for ages - a quite small one, very dark, flying rapidly thus <<<<<<<.
Went out and it flew in front of me, thus >>>>>>>.
I've enough trouble with landed ones - no chance with a flying one even if it didn't know where it was going .....

The instant ident. gives Purple Hairstreak or Ringlet but frankly I'm not sure about either of them.

Aaaanyway, it was good to see a butterfly for a change

The ID is very much dependent on the size of the B/fly. Ringlets are not small(in Butterfly terms). A small dark one could be the female of on of the blue butterflies but they are more dark brown than black.
PS I took some butterfly today including Ringlet. I will post later.

[Jacksparrow]

Marbled White


Ringlet


Small Tortoiseshell

[nuthatch]

Ooo - fabulous pics, Jacksparrow

[Willpar]

Like them jacksparrow, not seeing very many at the moment.

[Jacksparrow]

My Buddleia has just started blooming and I spotted a Small Tortoiseshell drinking the nectar today.
PS There would have been a photo but by the time I'd fetched the camera it had decided to seek pastures new.