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Post by Ladygardener on Aug 3, 2013 7:15:40 GMT
We've had oodles of butterflies in the garden this last week - wonderful, only they won't sit still to have their photos taken.  There were four Peacocks on the Inulas which seem to be very popular. I managed to get a shot of one!   Great shot Geranium well done. Thanks Tig it was a small area but worth a visit. |
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Post by Geranium on Aug 4, 2013 5:21:31 GMT
Thanks for the noms, ladies!  |
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Post by Tig on Aug 5, 2013 18:58:59 GMT
Before it rained we had loads of peacocks suddenly appear, managed to snap one having lunch  |
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Post by Rosefriend on Aug 6, 2013 5:24:32 GMT
Before it rained we had loads of peacocks suddenly appear, managed to snap one having lunch Great shot Tig - love the hairs on its back !!  RF |
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Post by Ladygardener on Aug 6, 2013 6:04:15 GMT
Before it rained we had loads of peacocks suddenly appear, managed to snap one having lunch  Well caught Tig. Don't they have the most wonderful colouring. Love the little hairs as well, great detail. |
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Post by Rosefriend on Aug 6, 2013 11:00:45 GMT
Managed to finally get a few pics - the warm weather brought some into the garden..   Not sure what happened to this poor fellow...seems a bit flea bitten..  RF |
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Post by Ladygardener on Aug 6, 2013 16:17:25 GMT
Well caught Rosefriend, I never see them here. Perhaps a little child tried to catch that one at the end. |
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Post by Auricula on Aug 6, 2013 17:30:01 GMT
Squillions of butterflies about this afternoon. Lovely sight  |
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Post by Tig on Aug 6, 2013 19:17:35 GMT
They've been flapping about here too! I saw a Comma the other day but it was too flitty, this one was much more obliging, they do love the echinaceas  the bee didn't seem to bother it at all  and I think this is a Meadow brown female  and yet more peacocks  with bee companion   |
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Post by andy on Aug 8, 2013 15:52:03 GMT
Probably been one of the best years i've ever known for butterflies.
Down on the allotment, the amount of large (cabbage) whites is astounding...absolutely hundreds of them.
At work, today ive seen a painted lady, a comma, lots of large whites, lots of meadow browns, peacock, common blues and a few others i can't name.
Anyone else notice the same ?
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Post by Rosefriend on Aug 8, 2013 16:36:26 GMT
We were told that it was a rotten year for butterflies and moths a couple of months ago - the winter was too cold, too long etc etc and look now...wonderful !!
RF
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Post by Tig on Aug 15, 2013 18:39:48 GMT
First Painted Lady spotted today, would it sit still for more than a couple of seconds  |
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Post by andy on Aug 16, 2013 6:04:27 GMT
Saw this yesterday   |
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Post by Tig on Aug 16, 2013 8:44:24 GMT
You are so lucky to catch a glimpse of a swallowtail Andy - got any Milk Parsley growing nearby? Wouldn't it be great if they bred locally!
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Post by andy on Aug 16, 2013 13:40:04 GMT
Apparently, it's only about the 4th sighting in Sussex this year. Now recorded with the butterfly society !!!
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Post by Rosefriend on Aug 16, 2013 13:49:58 GMT
You were incredibly lucky andy - I would love to see one - don't even know if they brave these parts at all.... RF |
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Post by andy on Aug 16, 2013 14:26:25 GMT
Just been back to the same place and saw another little butterfly. Identified as a "Wall". There was loads of these zooming around.  |
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Post by Tig on Aug 16, 2013 15:00:10 GMT
I've not seen one of those for years Andy - when we lived in South Devon over 40 years ago! Can't wait to see if you spot anything else - a large tortoiseshell would be an excellent sighting :-)
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Post by Auricula on Aug 16, 2013 16:06:31 GMT
Great, keep up the sightings andy |
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Post by Jilly on Aug 16, 2013 17:03:15 GMT
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Post by Tig on Aug 18, 2013 18:13:27 GMT
I've spent some time dealing with the caterpillars from these, we seem to have swarms of them, large and small ...  |
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Post by andy on Aug 19, 2013 4:49:26 GMT
Took these on saturday male meadow brown  Small tortoiseshell  Male large white  Female large white  Python   |
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Post by Geranium on Aug 19, 2013 5:34:09 GMT
That's a funny looking butterfly, andy, what happened to its wings? |
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Post by andy on Aug 19, 2013 19:13:11 GMT
Few more from today Meadow brown on choisya  this little beast...no more than 2cm is a mint moth and feeds on herbs. The Rudbeckia was right next to some Monarda so that could be why it's there.  Speckled wood  Peacock  Comma  |
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Post by Geranium on Aug 20, 2013 5:58:37 GMT
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Post by Tig on Aug 20, 2013 9:34:42 GMT
Love the slow worms Andy, it's years since I've seen them, used to be loads when we lived in Devon.
I had a first sighting of a Painted Lady last week Geranium, they are very late this year.
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Post by Tig on Aug 21, 2013 13:31:34 GMT
Thanks to Andy I knew what this was when I spotted it on a fuchsia yesterday - Mint Moth  |
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Post by andy on Aug 21, 2013 15:07:17 GMT
Lovely little moths Tig...a bit too small to appreciate them. meanwhile, back at the rockery, the first hummingbird hawk moth came into the garden  |
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Post by Rosefriend on Sept 5, 2013 9:53:16 GMT
Were getting loads of those andy and they are too big and fat for me... Bit of an accident this morning - just done the prime coat on our window shutters and went to the front to do theclips, came back and a poor butterfly had landed on the paint and stuck...had a right job to get him off and he made a mess...not to worry..  However the little thing is still fighting to live, even if he is a bit worse for wear but he managed to get his wings apart again - even the tips of his antenna are white !! Think he now has a white bum as well..  RF |
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Post by Ladygardener on Sept 5, 2013 13:59:17 GMT
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There were four Peacocks on the Inulas which seem to be very popular. I managed to get a shot of one!
