Thursday, 21 July 2011

Mission Butterfly

Objective: find some butterflies.  You ready Archie?


'You betcha!'
Great, can you see any in there?


'I found one!'
No, no, no, that's a Cinnabar Moth Caterpillar.  You don't want to get too close to that, it will become the most poisonous moth in Britain.


'Oh, um, ok.'
Keep looking though, there's bound to be some here.


'I see one, I see one!'


Sorry, Archie, that's a Longhorn Beetle.  Good try.  Keep very still and quiet, one might land near us.


'There!'


Beautiful Archie - a Gatekeeper.


Another one!


A Speckled Wood, now you've got your eye in.


What is it, Archie, what have you seen?


A Red Admiral?  Where?




4 comments:

  1. What a great post Omi. Lovely butterfly photos and what a gorgeous dog Archie is.

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  2. Thanks Ragged Robin! Yeah, Archie is a real sweetheart :)

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  3. Love this post! :O) It all builds up for that final photo! Gorgeous pics

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  4. Thanks Tamsyn. It was a great afternoon. Spent hours in those fields!

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