Sunday, 12 September 2010

Speckled Wood Butterfly

I don't know if it just that I am more aware of them now, or if they are making a comeback - but a couple of years ago I hadn't even heard of speckled wood butterflies. Now I see them quite often.

Speckled wood Butterfly

This is one I found whilst exploring Sheepwalk Lake in Shepperton - one of my nearest Surrey Wildlife Trust reserves. It was a bit quiet on Friday. Lots of tufted ducks, a couple of grebes and cormorants, thousands of water striders and judging by the bites I picked a fair smattering of mosquitoes too!

Also this weekend gave the Wildlife Photography Blog site a bit of a face lift!
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4 comments:

  1. Mary Howell Cromer13 September 2010 at 20:16

    I love being able to view even the tiny hairs upon a butterfly, always so soft to touch. This is a lovely butterfly too~

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  2. Kerri Farley14 September 2010 at 11:26

    LOVELY capture!

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  3. Monique et Daniel14 September 2010 at 14:13

    Belle prise, il tenait bien la pose!

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  4. FAB21 September 2010 at 22:58

    They are very common Ian and have a long flight season (April to early Nov)so plenty of opportunities to watch them fluttering through dappled shady areas.

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