An Abundance of Painted Ladys
2019 seems to be one of those years when Painted Lady butterflies make the journey from the Atlas mountains in North Africa to the shores of Britain. All the photos … View the full post
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Autumn Painted Ladies
Still with butterflies, a few more Painted Ladies, captured early Autumn.
Bumper Year for Painted Ladys
Thanks to the Indian Summer in September and October this tuened out to be a bumper year for the Painted Lady, at least in our neck of the woods. View the full post
An Abundance of Ladies…
There seems to have been an abundance of Ladies, Painted Ladys that is, late in the Summer and early Autumn this year. View the full post
New Painted Lady Gallery
Instead of some of the usual Photos, this Blog is published to direct the view to a new Gallery, that of Painted Lady butterflies. The Gallery is in a new … View the full post
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The Arrival of the Painted Ladys
The September warmth seems to have brought the butterflies in from wherever they’ve been during August. The Painted Ladys have finally arrived in the area, at last.
Yes, the spelling of “Ladys” is deliberate, I don’t know if it’s correct, but I’m working on the same theory as the plural of Mongoose is Mongooses not Mongeese. View the full post
Butterflies Make an Appearance, at Last
The return of Summer, warm and sunny, yesterday also heralded the first appearance of several (five) species of butterflies to the garden yesterday. they were attracted by our late flowering … View the full post
A Painted Lady on a Buddleia Bush
A solitary Painted Lady on our garden Buddleia bush. Only the second one I’ve seen this year and one of the very few Butterflies to have visited the bush. View the full post
Lady on Buddleia
Three photographs of a Painted Lady on Buddleia bushes near home. We don’t get many Painted Ladies in our neck of the woods but last summer was better than most and I managed to get a few half decent images. View the full post