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Lovely Dukes,well found/done !

TREVOR.

Cracking Dukes and Greenstreaks Nomad Hopefully they'll stay looking nice until next weekend when I might be able to get out and at em

Have a goodun

Wurzel

Lovely photos Nomad, no GS where I live unfortunately, I hope to look for the Dukes though next week Goldie

Many thanks for your kind comments. I hope you all enjoy and find this fine little species this year. They are just starting to appear at Rodborough. They appear here in three colonies throughout May.

Well what a wet and cool weekend it was. Thanks heavens for the lovely weather yesterday. I spent a nice day on the Cotswolds, here are some of my images.

Cirencester Park in the Cotswolds is where future kings play polo. Beyond the Polo grounds are large areas of woodland where in certain clearings are some special butterflies. The Pearl-bordered Fritillary, Boloria euphrosyne used to be a common species in most British Woodlands but with a cession of coppicing this is now a rarity. Hamearis lucina was also a frequent butterfly in our woodlands where the larva fed upon Primroses . Now it is rarely found in this habitat and most colonies are to be found on limestone and chalk grassland. With the loss of its woodland habitat this little butterfly seems to have moved out onto the open grasslands. In Edwards Newman's fine book published in 1871, An Illustrated Natural History of British Butterfly, there is an gazetteer of localities provided by his correspondents for most counties of England and nearly all provide details of Woodland localities. All images are from Cirencester Park Woods yesterday.

Lovely images of PBF on the bluebells!

Mike

Thanks Mike, i am pleased that you like the quintessential bluebell images with the Pearl -bordered Frit.

Love your Photos of the PBF first time I've seen them on Blue Bells Goldie

Top quality images, Nomad.

VERY nice PBF's there Nomad.

All the best

James

Thank you

Picture perfect Pearls Nomad, very

Can only agree with the other posters above Nomad, lovely images and interesting commentary

Kind Regards,

Bill

"When in doubt - venture out"