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    I will have to take my camera to where I keep the bees , the water meadow should have some interesting ones hopefully had a huge brimstone the other day .

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      Good morning Spruce that would be good my friend,looking forward to the photos:)
       
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        Good afternoon What no Butterflies anywhere in the Uk:sofa::lunapic 130165696578242 5:

        There are 100's of these tortoiseshells but no other species as yet here in the Garden of England;)

        My profound apologies for the Repetition,just trying to keep the thread active;)

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          I can't have seen more than five butterflies this year :(
           
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            Good afternoon NFrost and thank you for your informative post it is very much appreciated and helpful my friend:ThankYou::smile:
             
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              "Orange Tip"

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                Good evening Spruce a lovely photo,much appreciated,hows the Butterfly numbers where you are my friend:smile:
                 
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                  We have to understand the breeding cycle of butterflies as most of the early ones we have seen since spring have either over winter since last year ie Tortoiseshell, Peacock and have only in the past couple of weeks have started to lay eggs and have turned into caterpillars , so from July on-wards we should all start to see more in the garden , with me its typical at the moment , gatekeeper, brimstone , speckled wood, and one or two orange tips floating past normally along the river bank patrolling for the girls !!!

                  So plenty of time to get this thread looking like a butterfly house , we can start with moths as well .

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                    There have been a lot more around the garden in the last couple of days, particularly on the verbena bonariensis. :blue thumb:
                     
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                      I was out at another nature reserve yesterday but it was so windy butterflies weren't flying.:frown:
                       
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                        Good morning Shiney and Strongy my friends ,thank you:smile:
                         
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                        I'm off to the Dover area today, will take camera....
                        On butterfly watch...:dancy:
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                          Hi Jenny enjoy your day my friend:smile:
                           
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                            Good evening ,went to Cobham Woods to day:smile: Please forgive me if I have named these wrong,my book really hasn't got many in it,and its harder than I thought;)

                            This one was very small and green and black

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                            Small Heath?
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                              Marvellous Woo,the only thing I've seen today is this and I had to search for it...apologies for pic quality:doh:...
                              Haven't a clue what it is:scratch:

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                              Can't understand where all the Butterflies have gone...@ n frost if you spot any in your garden send them my way please:thumbsup:
                               
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