The only butterfly I have got close to this year!

[Paul]

I've seen so few this summer (and so few insects etc tbh this year) so rushed to grab this - but it left the garden twice before I got anywhere near it. When I was able to do so, it was a couple of feet into the flower bed which meant leaning across a few flowers to get this near...

A small white, I do believe.



Paul.

[kev7d]

I saw loads that I chased around the garden when I was in France a few months back. I just struggled to get near them with the camera.  

[Paul]

Bilbo Baggins cat catches them before I can even spot them - the only ones I have seen other than 2 or 3 outside flying, have been the ones he has caught and eaten!

Paul.

[fuzzyedges]

We seem to have an influx of red admirals where as last year we didnt have hardly any admirals at all 

Must get back to macro soon but things still not going in my favour 

[Paul]

Turns out this may be the large white not small...

They look so alike to me, lol..

Paul.

[Ryewolf]

Nice images Paul, I've also seen very few butterflies this year, though I have been a bit more successful with 6 species photographed (Speckled Wood, Large Skipper, Green Veined White, Small Tortoiseshell, White Letter Hairstreak and Comma) and 11 diffrent moths. But this year has been very poor for butterflies, even compared to last year, which I thought was bad compared to 2015.

[Paul]

Cheers Geoff - I suppose once upon a time I would go and look for them but less so nowadays.

Paul.