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I'm not surprised the Peacocks are loving the Buddleia as it's huge this year...2 years after Colin planted it and is giving off such a strong sweet cloying scent.
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| Gatekeeper on Hogweed ( which for some reason we always called Cow-mumble) |
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| Until I loaded this onto the blog and enlarged it I thought this was just a large white on a Yarrow plant, but not sure now, with veins on the under-wings showing up really well. I looked in my book and it could be a Green-veined White which is very common, although the under-wing should be yellower. |
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| Large white on Knapweed |
And I thought the Painted Ladies that were around earlier in the year had all disappeared until I spotted this on the drive-way, sheltering from the wind
There are also several Red Admirals about but I haven't been able to get them to sit still yet. They love to feed on fallen plums so maybe I'll get a photo later in the year.
Much wandering around and standing very still waiting to get these photos but I'm pleased it paid off in the end.
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Sue
I wish I had room for a buddleia - the butterflies love it so much.
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Loveky selection of butterflies. They are so pretty and isn't nature wonderful.
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Hazel c uk
Lots of butterflies here, and no buddleia. It is a weed on the railways but such a pleasant weed. Lovely morning. I shall do nothing.
ReplyDeleteAs I have a large pond I have had a flurry of damsel flies around the garden along with the butterflies. You have done well to get photos I have chased them around but failed to get any good photos.
ReplyDeleteI am sure we have seen more butterflies this summer, we often watch them fluttering around our garden, I am sure we have more small birds as well, I thing our neighbours overgrown garden helps for nesting, it's like a jungle next door with the hedges at tree height.
ReplyDeletePaid off indeed. You got some great photos.
ReplyDeleteWhat a wonderful collection Sue. The little Green-veined white may be common but I don't think I've ever seen one - lovely.
ReplyDeleteThere was a Gatekeeper in my garden yesterday, but I didn't know what it was until I saw your photo. Your pictures are lovely Sue.
ReplyDeleteI haven't managed to take any photos of the ones in my garden yet. I'm sure they have some special way of communicating.' Psst, she's coming to take pics, let's all make it impossible and flutter about at top speed!'
ReplyDeleteThat Green Veined one is beautiful.
Lovely thanks for sharing
ReplyDeleteI've also never seen a Green Veined White, it looks so different. You must be very patient as we tried taking photos of butterflies a few years ago, but nothing as good as yours. Helen S.
ReplyDeleteButterflies are a lot of fun to photograph. You did well.
ReplyDeleteButterflies always flutter away when my camera appears, but lovely to see them on Buddleia shrubs. My shrubs have got enormous to, must be all this rain.
ReplyDeleteWhat a beautiful collection of butterflies. I'm very impressed you know what kinds they all are. We get monarchs and swallowtails here. Other ones, I'm not sure about. -Jenn
ReplyDeleteWe have had dozens, hundreds even, of the painted ladies butterfly arrive this week - clouds of them - and yes they love our neighbour's budd. Hector (one of my cats), loves sitting on the windowsill and taking swipes at them..
ReplyDeleteSo glad to see you mention Cow Mumble. That's what I was brought up to call it but I've had to give up as nobody else seems to know what I'm talking about!
ReplyDeleteThe peacock is my favourite. It reminds me of velvet.
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Lovely butterfly pics, not many here lately as new deck being built and a power tools are noisy.
ReplyDeleteWhen I first bought my house my favourite thing was to be out in the early Spring morning dead heading the Buddleia and enjoying a morning cuppa, that kept it flowering for months.Mine were dark pink and the scent was like red cordial.
I love your butterfly pictures. I have so much trouble getting a decent butterfly picture.
ReplyDeleteThere really have not been very many butterflies around this year. I do hope it is just an anomaly.
God bless.
My buddleia is ages away from flowering, sad as I am not getting the big numbers of butterflies.
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