Indeed.
Weren't Black-veined Whites once considered an orchard pest? Is it possible the same attitude hastened their demise as a UK species? (I'm not suggesting shotguns were involved... )
Dave
Children paid bounty to kill Large Whites!!!
- Lee Hurrell
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Re: Children paid bounty to kill Large Whites!!!
When I lived in Kent last year, a real garden highlight was a pair Bullfinches eating dandelion seeds in my front garden.JohnR wrote: This year I am delighted to see a pair of the birds regularly visiting a feeder in my garden
To butterfly meadows, chalk downlands and leafy glades; to summers eternal.