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Butterfly mind
Aug. 26th, 2013 07:54 amIt's difficult to work in my room at the moment as it overlooks one of my neighbour's buddleias. Every time my gaze drifts away from the screen I spot another butterfly that I don't recognise, and I either have to try to identify it or rush outside to get a better view.
I should explain that I'm actually very ignorant about butterflies, and the ones that I can identlfy without looking them up are Cabbage Whites and Red Admirals. And we've had plently of the former. But we've also had Peacocks (what seems like hundreds of them), and I have also spotted a Comma, some small Tortoiseshells, and the other day a Gatekeeper. That wasn't even on the ten most common list! (See here for pictures: http://www.britishbutterflies.co.uk/identification.asp)
It has been the most astonishing summer for butterflies. Our garden is (quite unintentionally) bee and butterfly friendly - both we and our neighbour have a number of buddleias, and we've got quite a few herbs that insects love - lavender, sage, pot marjoram, oh, and a thistle. So normally we get lots of bees. But I've never seen so many butterflies. Let's hope that they breed successfully.
I should explain that I'm actually very ignorant about butterflies, and the ones that I can identlfy without looking them up are Cabbage Whites and Red Admirals. And we've had plently of the former. But we've also had Peacocks (what seems like hundreds of them), and I have also spotted a Comma, some small Tortoiseshells, and the other day a Gatekeeper. That wasn't even on the ten most common list! (See here for pictures: http://www.britishbutterflies.co.uk/identification.asp)
It has been the most astonishing summer for butterflies. Our garden is (quite unintentionally) bee and butterfly friendly - both we and our neighbour have a number of buddleias, and we've got quite a few herbs that insects love - lavender, sage, pot marjoram, oh, and a thistle. So normally we get lots of bees. But I've never seen so many butterflies. Let's hope that they breed successfully.
