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Post by carolann on Sept 11, 2009 17:39:44 GMT
Beautiful pic there Tig its deserves a  such great colours. |
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Post by carolann on Sept 12, 2009 7:47:11 GMT
All I have seen this season is the Cabbage White till yesterday when I saw these  there where 3 but one flew off. |
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Post by Cheerypeabrain on Sept 15, 2009 20:45:56 GMT
It seems to have been quite a good year for butterflies here...at any one time we've had several species...and one day in August we had NINE painted ladies.... ;D (as well as looooooooaaads of cabbage whites.....)
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Post by torontotrini on Sept 15, 2009 21:00:44 GMT
So you're the one who has been hogging all the butterflies, CPB. It has not been a good year here for me. Even with the butterfly bushes in bloom, I haven't seen more than 2 monarchs at any one time in the garden. Not good.  Not much better for bees. |
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Post by Tig on Oct 4, 2009 13:35:42 GMT
I didn't expect to see any after the gales yesterday, let alone the 4c temps last night! But out came the sunshine and I spotted this - not a fullstop, more of a comma ;D  Then when it lifted its wings the shadow was really nice .. and a fly came to share his 'towel'   x Tig |
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Post by Chuckles on Oct 19, 2009 6:18:38 GMT
Lovely photo Mowgley not seen many butterflies about this year |
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Post by Chuckles on Oct 19, 2009 6:21:40 GMT
Just a couple from me, I've not had many about in the garden this year.   |
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Post by Ladygardener on Oct 19, 2009 7:53:54 GMT
I didn't expect to see any after the gales yesterday, let alone the 4c temps last night! But out came the sunshine and I spotted this - not a fullstop, more of a comma ;D lovely butterfly great pic thanks for posting it Tig. |
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Post by Ladygardener on Oct 19, 2009 7:54:53 GMT
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Post by Rosefriend on Oct 19, 2009 8:39:59 GMT
Well after mowing the lawn this afternoon i spotted these 2 within 5 minutes of each other.   Lovely to see the colours on that bright leaf. Well done.  A  from me - I love the little blue bits at the bottom of the wings. RF |
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Post by Tig on Oct 29, 2009 15:57:31 GMT
A lot of beautiful butterflies in the garden today despite the time of year. Red Admiral, small tortoishell and a comma were all basking in the sunshine, but I was a bit busy and had mucky hands - did manage to snap this one after I'd cleaned myself up a bit ..  x Tig |
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Post by Rosefriend on Mar 30, 2010 14:05:28 GMT
The first one that I have seen....now we know that Spring is really on the way...  RF |
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Post by Tig on Mar 30, 2010 14:26:53 GMT
The first one that I have seen....now we know that Spring is really on the way... RF Lucky you RF - think ours are still in hiding as it is blinking chilly in the wind today, not to mention the torrential downpours that some numpty got caught in while digging tatty trenches!  Just 'cos I'm looking forward to seeing some sooooon i221.photobucket.com/albums/dd161/GWDAdmin1/Smilies/Default/cheesy.gif x Tig |
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Post by Jasmine on Mar 30, 2010 14:39:50 GMT
Good grief - is this the same German garden that was under all that snow? |
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Post by Rosefriend on Mar 30, 2010 15:26:07 GMT
Incredible isn't it - nearly 3 months of snow and then the first butterfly - well it isn't the first actually. I saw a cabbage white/yellow nearly a week ago but couldn't get a shot.
Thanks for the noms.
RF
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Post by Dutchy on Mar 30, 2010 17:30:43 GMT
Whohee that is a cheery sight indeed.
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Post by Ladygardener on Apr 6, 2010 6:14:47 GMT
Goodness me you really take off over there once the snow disappears. Lovely shot Rf.  |
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Post by Plocket on Jul 27, 2010 15:01:55 GMT
Spotted these little beauties today, and I hope I've identified them correctly Speckled Wood  Gatekeeper  |
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Post by Barbara on Jul 27, 2010 15:06:43 GMT
Lovely Plocket. the 1st of August is butterfly spotting day, they want people to report any butterflys and daytime moths that they see, so they can assess the numbers , I saw it on the BBC homepage so I'm not sure where the web site is.  . |
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Post by Plocket on Jul 27, 2010 15:26:50 GMT
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Post by Ladygardener on Jul 27, 2010 17:33:18 GMT
Those are lovely Butterflies Plocket. |
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Post by Tig on Jul 27, 2010 19:41:29 GMT
Plocket, I've been trying to catch one of those for days ... must be a local population boom in Gatekeepers ;D  x Tig |
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Post by Plocket on Jul 28, 2010 8:25:00 GMT
SNAP!!! ;D It would be lovely if there were a population boom in butterflies: we hear so many stories about them vanishing  |
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Post by Rosefriend on Jul 28, 2010 9:17:12 GMT
Not sure what this is but there seems to be a few about...  RF |
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Post by Plocket on Jul 28, 2010 14:59:59 GMT
It looks like a Comma Rosefriend. If you see another, try and look on the underside of the wing, and there should be a little white "comma" shape |
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Post by Rosefriend on Jul 28, 2010 15:10:48 GMT
Thanks Plocket - had to google that - if I can get one to stay still for I minute I will definitely look for the white mark...
RF
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Post by Plocket on Jul 28, 2010 15:14:21 GMT
That's the problem isn't it? They flitter about like goodness knows what!!! ;D My parents get a lot of them in their garden - they are gorgeous understated butterflies.
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Post by Plocket on Jul 28, 2010 15:21:57 GMT
This is about the only photo I got last year of the underside with the comma showing:  |
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Post by Rosefriend on Jul 28, 2010 15:46:00 GMT
Well done Plocket, would have been a good POTM3 worth - I can safely say that I have never seen that and oddly enough google doesn't say too much about it either....not the sites that I have seen anyway.
Will certainly try make a pic, now that I know.
RF
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Not much better for bees.
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