Got a bit carried away taking photos of these lovely flutters at Bedford Purlieus last week-end. There were at least 10 individuals, some a bit tatty, but others looked very pristine indeed. The photos below show the colour differences in the same species.
Beautiful images John. The colour variation relates to male and female. The more orangey colour one is the male and the more dull washed out one is the female.
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DeleteI did wonder about the difference in colouration, now I know! :)
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Hi John,
ReplyDeleteWhat beautiful looking butterflies. Your photos, as per usual, are visually stunning. Thank you.
Have a peaceful day, my friend.
In kindness, Gary
Hi Gary,
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Lovely photos of the Silver Washed Fritillaries, not one Ive ever seen.
ReplyDeleteThank you, I suppose I am lucky in having seen a few, even in this appalling summer!
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This butterfly's name is almost as lovely as the creature itself!
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A lovely butterfly with a lovely name. They do have a silver wash to their wings in the right light.
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Excellent shots John.
ReplyDeleteMagnificent looking butterflies.
Thanks Keith, they are nice, big flutters that are easy to spot.
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Brilliant photographs of the Silver-washed Fritillary.
ReplyDeleteThank you Bob, too kind!
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Lovely photos John, well done! I've been chasing them for a week now ;-) and had lots of fly pasts and one actually settled, I raised the camera and started to press the button...and it was off :-( Gorgeous butterflies though!
ReplyDeleteThank you Jan,
DeleteI am sure you will `get` one soon and plus you have seen the Emperor, something I have probably missed for this year!
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That is a lovely butterfly! Love the color. Great work on the photos, they are excellent!
ReplyDeleteThanks Tammy, I think that I am getting a bit more used to the new camera now!
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Wonderful images John..
ReplyDeleteThanks Andrew, too kind.
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John these are brilliant, just brilliant.
ReplyDeleteThank you Mary, very kind of you.
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These are just beautiful, glad you got "carried away" today.
ReplyDeleteThank you Gillian, not too difficult to get carried away when you see these lovely flutters!
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Thanks for posting these cracking shots John, they are superb butterflies! Thanks also for reminding me that they are about - we live relatively near to Bookham Common which is great for Silver-washed Fritillaries - I need to get over there now!
ReplyDeleteThanks Jerry,
DeleteI think they fly until early September, so you have time, but get over there now and soak up these 'huge' butterflies! :)
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These are gorgeous - I can see how you could get carried away!
ReplyDeleteThey are stunning butterflies and such a variation in size and colour! Lovely! ;)
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