For the last couple of days I've heard that there have been large number of Painted Ladies just across the Channel. This morning there were at least four feeding on the Red Valerian I mentioned two days ago.

The Painted Lady, Vanessa cardui, is a long-distance migrant, which causes the most spectacular butterfly migrations observed in Britain and Ireland.
Each year, it spreads northwards from the desert fringes of North Africa, the Middle East, and central Asia, recolonizing mainland Europe and reaching Britain and Ireland. In some years it is an abundant butterfly, frequenting gardens and other flowery places in late summer.


The Red Valerian has been atracting other species which I'll feature tomorrow!
2 comments:
this macros are wonderful!:)
Hi Zsolt, because big butterflies are generally nervous to movement I took these at about 1,5-2 metres using a 400mm lens. The other piece of equipment essential for this type of photography is a set of steps, so that one flowerhead does not obscure the one you're photographing.
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