These are just 3 of the 14 Speckled woods (Pararge aegeria) I encountered during a recent walk along my local coastal path, and just look at how different their faces are. They were all very obliging when it came to taking their portraits, or perhaps the way I was slowly moving my camera from side to side as I approached had momentarily mesmerised them.
My butterfly expert friend George says: ‘These fresh ones may be those which overwintered as larvae and are now just emerging, whereas those out earlier in the spring would have overwintered as pupae. It’s the only British butterfly which regularly overwinters in two different life history stages’. Thanks for the info, George.
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Oh, I’m glad I’m not alone in loving butterfly faces (and seeing the differences. Moths, too, have very different faces.) Lovely shots, Annie. 🙂
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Thank you kindly, ma’am. 🙂
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You have such informative friends. You are so lucky.
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I don’t think it’s luck so much as getting involved. By joining the local fungus group and my local bird club and more recently the botany group, through volunteering at my local records office and being an active wildlife recorder, I’ve met some truly lovely people. Now my own life is firmly intertwined with the natural world and I love it!
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