Garden Wildlife UK

SnappyMac wrote: Fri Oct 03, 2025 4:29 pm

Mr Kes wrote: Fri Oct 03, 2025 4:21 pm Another first for me this year, saw these in numbers which was quite a nice change. Purple Hairstreak Butterfly.

Purple Hairstreak by Aaron Sheppard, on Flickr

Your picture didn't show Aaron.

Thanks Snappy, shame you can't see it, I can see it on your reply and others seem to have seen it. Strange things seem to be happening with pictures on here.

Willpar wrote: Fri Oct 03, 2025 4:31 pm Very nice Mr Kes, have yet to see one.

Thanks Will. I think I got lucky this year.

PimperneBloke wrote: Fri Oct 03, 2025 5:19 pm Blimey, how did you get to be above it Mr Kes, they're notoriously tree top dwellers!! Lovely shot (and your picture showed for me )

Thanks PB. I saw one low down on an oak tree for the first time mid summer this year. Then I saw quite a few more. Yes they are normally up at the top of the tree, but in times of drought or dry periods they come down the tree to get whatever they can from lower down. We had a very dry summer this year and I guess that why I saw them for the first time.

Lovely find Mr Kes

Mr Kes wrote: Fri Oct 03, 2025 5:24 pm Thanks Snappy, shame you can't see it, I can see it on your reply and others seem to have seen it. Strange things seem to be happening with pictures on here.

Cleared the cache and it appeared. Very nice, I didn't find any this year