Monday, 11 July 2011

Marbled Whites










These are just some of the photo`s taken on the trip to Barnack Hills and Holes mentioned in my last post. The sheer numbers of Marbled White butterflies made counting them quite difficult, but there were easily 150+ individuals.

This butterfly thrives following hot, dry summers and despite the destruction of flower-rich meadows it has spread to different habitats, such as disused railway lines, waste ground and chalk downland. The butterfly can be seen on sunny days feeding and basking on knapweeds and scabiouses. They fly in a single brood from mid-June until mid-August.

All the photo`s above were taken with my Canon Powershot A640 camera.
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24 comments:

  1. Roy11 July 2011 at 20:32

    A beautiful set of images John.
    (I have been there today so watch my space - Chalkhill Blues now in abundance so you need to get out there again)

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  2. Rob11 July 2011 at 21:57

    Lovely specimens of an attractive butterfly well caught there John. Those Scabious and Knapweed flowers can wave around a lot in the slightest breeze.

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  3. John "By Stargoose And Hanglands"11 July 2011 at 22:03

    Great photos of a super little butterfly. Haven't seen any for a while.

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  4. theconstantwalker11 July 2011 at 23:37

    Stunning captures...

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  5. Cat12 July 2011 at 00:22

    Beautiful! I hope we're blessed with a bunch of gorgeous butterflies after our long, hot, dry summer!

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  6. Alan Pavey12 July 2011 at 11:10

    Really nice set of pics John, this weekend I added it to my Sissinghurst patch list, just one individual, not the great numbers you have there! must have been great to get in amongst them.

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  7. JRandSue12 July 2011 at 15:52

    Wow,what a fantastic collection,just stunning.
    John.

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  8. Bazza12 July 2011 at 23:08

    Hi John. I've been having trouble posting on various sites recently. In fact I've had lots of problems with Blogger (for example , my list of followers has disappeared!). I will try to sort it out but it's been going on for months!
    By the way, I like the photos!
    Click here for Bazza’s Blog ‘To Discover Ice’

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  9. Chinatours13 July 2011 at 10:55

    Hi,John, it is really a world of nice pics and beautiful animals, how do you shoot these pics, you know, they are not willing to stay in one pose to make you shoot, magic! Greetings from China

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  10. John13 July 2011 at 20:17

    Thanks Roy,
    I will indeed pay another to see the Chalkhill Blues, not quite sure when as the weekend`s forecast doesn`t look too good? I will enjoy seeing your photo`s of this lovely Blue!
    J

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  11. John13 July 2011 at 20:18

    Hi Rob,
    Thankyou. The plants were blowing about a bit, but were more still than moving, thankfully!
    J

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  12. John13 July 2011 at 20:19

    Hi John,
    Thankyou. They are a lovely butterfly, aren`t they?! Barnack Hills and Holes is full of them at the moment, so try and get up there, you are bound to see one! ;)
    J

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  13. John13 July 2011 at 20:20

    Thanks Andrew,
    J

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  14. John13 July 2011 at 20:21

    Hi Cat,
    Many thanks. I am sure that if you are blessed with butterflies you will get some stunning photo`s of them!
    J

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  15. John13 July 2011 at 20:23

    Hi Alan,
    Thankyou. It was quite amazing to see the sheer numbers of butterflies, but to see one of these beauties is still a treat!
    J

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  16. John13 July 2011 at 20:23

    Hi John,
    Thankyou very much, such kind words!
    J

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  17. John13 July 2011 at 20:24

    Hi Bazza,
    I too had problems with Blogger until I changed my Browser to Firefox, now it seems okay?!
    Thanks for liking the photo`s ;)
    J

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  18. John13 July 2011 at 20:26

    Hi Chinatours,
    Thanks for popping by and your kind words! I am fairly patient and will wait for the butterfly to come and pose where I am, rather than chase them about, that`s a little trick I have learnt that sometimes works!
    Thanks for the `Follow`.
    J

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  19. Mustang Sally14 July 2011 at 04:25

    Nice shots there John! And you introduced me to a new butterfly, and what more it may be the only one I've ever seen with an even more interesting pattern on the underside of the wings than the top. Very cool.

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  20. Susan Scheid14 July 2011 at 05:17

    Oh, I have got behind, for here is yet a third butterfly post. How beautiful they are.

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  21. John14 July 2011 at 19:54

    Hi Sally,
    Thankyou and glad to be of service! ;)
    Some of the Fritillary butterflies have splendid patterns on their underwing, but normally the underwing is plain or camouflaged to help the butterfly `hide`.
    J

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  22. John14 July 2011 at 19:55

    Hi Susan,
    There may be a fourth one soon! Depends on the weather! ;)
    Thankyou for your kind words.
    J

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  23. Dominic Gendron17 July 2011 at 01:23

    Some very nice shot you have here. Nice blog to discover ;)

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  24. John17 July 2011 at 11:14

    Thanks Dominic, you are too kind!
    J

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