Holly blue

[Jannyfox]

This has become a regular visitor to my ceanothus. Every afternoon, it's there.

 

[jakeblu]

Thats fab Jan, amazing colour and very well captured.

 

[Son_of_Thor]

Lovely Not one I've seen, but I'm probably too far north I suspect

 

[Lepus]

Well caught Janny , I have found it a challenge to get them with the wings open , have you achieved it ?

 

[Jannyfox]

Thank you one and all. Although this littlle one's a regular visitor it hasn't made it easy for me. They're a butterfly of the south of Britain although my book is just a little out of date so I don't know if their range is changing at all. They're one of the ones that snap their wings shut as soon as they land. Even in flight I can't see the wings well enough to sex the thing. They move too fast for my eyes. It's also been quite hard to show the colour. The sun is very harsh at the moment and when it's fully on the wings they tend to look white. I'm not sure how many shots I've binned but it was a lot

 

[alfbranch]

Nice shot Janny

 

[turbotoes]

Nice to see, we used to get them in France but I think we are too far north now

 

[realspeed]

Different Holly Blue Great carvery and beer