Two species to start my Butterfly year.
The first and most sought after is the Large Tortoiseshell.
I was able to locate one male today at the known location for this species in my part of the Country.
It was a long way up on the trunk of a tall tree.
It then disappeared from my sight and I was unable to observe it again. You can view better images of this in a March entry of 2020 and also on my Flickr. (site see link on the side bar)
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| Large Tortoiseshell (Male) |
The other species and more easily found now is the Peacock.
It is a resident species and would have emerged from over Winter hibernation recently.
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| Peacock |
Wonderful to see a Large Tortoiseshell, however distant and uncooperative. Lots of Brimstones around when I went out yesterday and just one Peacock.
ReplyDeleteThanks John.
DeleteVoi, miten ihanaa! Siellä on perhosia jo;-))
ReplyDeleteKiitos Anne. Vain muutama toistaiseksi.
DeleteHello Roy
ReplyDeleteit starts again, I could already see a few butterflies, I'm happy to see what's next
Greetings Frank
Ja, es geht wieder los, Frank.
DeleteLovely! I've never seen a Large Tortoiseshell. The Peacock photos are great - it's looking so nice and fresh. Here's to many more butterflies this year! (I saw a Baton Blue the other day on the garrigue by the coast, absolutely tiny little butterfly, a lifer for me!)
ReplyDeleteThanks Mandy.
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