Tuesday, 25 September 2012

September Butterflies

A morning's  walk along the Grand Union Canal at Slapton, Buckinghamshire
 
Early morning whilst the water was still

 
A bit later a deadly Comma on its own warning sign...
 
....followed by a Red Admiral sitting on the tip of the rod of the no fishing sign five minutes later.  Why these two different species found these signs good resting places I don't know.  Perhaps they reflected heat as it was still quite early?
 
The Comma moved to the hedge...
 
....to feed on ivy flowers.
 
The delicate colours of a Green-veined White.  Its eyes are exquisite.
 
I only saw one individual of each of the above butterfly species, plus one Speckled Wood of which I failed to properly photograph


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