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Tuesday, 24 June 2025

Butterfly Time

A look at the recent flurry of Butterfly Life observed on my local patches.


Painted Lady




Large White




Meadow Brown




Small Skipper




Green-veined White






Gatekeeper


Marbled White







Peacock







14 comments:

  1. Beautiful photos of the butterflies. I didn't see many butterflies this year.

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    1. Thanks Caroline. Our numbers have increased a little this year, after last year's disaster.

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  2. Hei Roy! Aivan ihanat perhoset! Täällä sataa ja sataa, on aika viileää! Perhoset ja muut hyönteiset ei lennä. Hyttyset ja mäkäräiset on heti pistämässä kun menee ulos! Ei kivaa!!

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    1. Kiitos Anne. Täällä on nyt noin 30 astetta lämmintä. Oikea helleaalto.

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  3. You are doing far better than I am with my butterfly spotting! Beautiful shots.

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  4. These are gorgeous Roy. Each photo is a work of art.

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  5. Fantastic images of those butterfleis!! Love the gorgeous Marbled White
    Regards, Maria

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    1. Thanks Maria. Yes, the Marbled White have retuned in good numbers this year after a bad year last.

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  6. Lovely photos as usual Roy. I miss the Peacocks as I have never seen one in the south. I had a go at capturing some in flight recently and failed miserably. Do you use the tracking function when you take yours? I probably didn't have a fast enough speed either (about 1600 to 2000) which got some good pics of bee flies and hummingbird hawkmoths, but the flutters were out of focus. I think also that butterflies move very erratically and of course the two I just mentioned hover when feeding so much easier to capture! I think I need to use my DSLR for the butterflies as I was trying with my Lumix bridge camera for the first time. I shall keep on trying!

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    1. Thanks Mandy. I think you need to set around 4000 speed (TV) and fast repeat on the camera for any Butterflies in flight. Also a wide focus area.

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    2. Thanks Roy. I'm not sure I can have a speed that fast unless I really up the ISO which may not be so good with my bridge camera. I'll give it a go, also I need to dig out the dslr and try that (though it's been a while and I'll have to remember how to use it!). It's fun trying, anyway.

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  7. Gorgeous captures, Roy. The painted lady reminds me of the monarch butterfly 🦋 💕

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