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One from last weekend near Gretna, a gorgeous wee woodland scene. In this one using the strong sunlight coming towards me like a paintbrush highlighting the areas of the view.
Gretna, Dumfries and Galloway
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butterfly-conservation.org/butterflies/orange-tip
Common and widespread, this medium sized butterfly can be found in gardens and hedgerows.
The males are unmistakeable; white butterflies with bright orange wing tips. The females are white with black wing tips. Both have mottled green underwings.
The Small White is very similar to the female, but lacks the underwing markings. Discover how to identify white butterflies with this handy guide.
Size and Family
Family: Whites and yellows
Size: Medium
Wing Span Range (male to female): 45-50mm
Conservation Status
Butterfly Conservation priority: Low
European status: Not threatened
Caterpillar Foodplants
Several crucifers are used, especially Cuckooflower (Cardamine pratensis) in damp meadows and Garlic Mustard (Alliaria petiolata) along road verges and ditches. Occasionally, it uses Hedge Mustard (Sisymbrium officinale), Winter-cress (Barbarea vulgaris), Turnip (Brassica rapa), Charlock (Sinapis avensis), Large Bitter-cress (C. amara), and Hairy Rock-cress (Arbis hirsuta). In addition, it lays its eggs on Honesty (Lunaria annua) and Dame's-violet (Hesperis matronalis) in gardens, but larval survival is thought to be poor on these plants.
Habitat
Orange-tips prefer damp habitats such as meadows, woodland glades, hedgerows and the banks of streams and rivers, but readily visit gardens.
Distribution
Countries: England, Scotland, Wales and Ireland
Widespread throughout Britain and Ireland, having spread considerably in Scotland over the past 30 years
www.ukbutterflies.co.uk/species.php?species=cardamines
Life Cycle
There is a single brood each year, with adults flying from the beginning of April, through May and into June. In exceptionally early years a small second brood may appear.
Finally!!!...It's the first day of spring 2022. And what a fantastic day it was here in the UK as I spent a few hours out and about on Greenham Common in Berkshire.
This youngster must be from an earlier brood to yesterdays post as there only appeared to be one parent bird.
Moorhen - Gallinula
Hesketh Farm Park, Bolton Abbey, Yorkshire, UK.
As always I extend my sincere appreciation to all those who take the time to stop by and comment on my photos.
DSC_5783. Explore # 103. 5th July 2019.
Not having a wide angle or general lens I had to play with the macro to try and get a half decent shot of the bluebells at RSPB Gwenffrwd Dinas.
It really was a spectacular sight in the spring sunshine - worth a visit if you in the area.
There's a new blog over on my website, with a bit of a spring update. www.flyladyphotographybywendycooper.co.uk/article/a-lot-m...
Please do pop over for a read and feel free to share!
A tiny, nimble, curious and quick British Wren taken yesterday at a rainy Springwatch 2018 location of Sherbourne Park in Gloucestershire. This little one was great fun to watch, entertaining me for quite some time by repeatedly disappearing and then popping up again nearby, little tail bobbing.....
I have just returned from a trip abroard (more of this at a later date) to find this flickr mail -
Thank you for adding your image to the BBC Springwatch Official Flickr group - I am writing to let you know that we selected your image for use in last night’s Unsprung programme.
If you weren’t able to catch the show live yesterday you can watch it on the BBC Springwatch website here: www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b07dx2t8
Best wishes
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BBC Springwatch Unsprung Production Team . .................................. What a nice thing to to find !!!!! . This popular nature programme was shown on U.K national television at eight in the evening on BBC 2 and the episode number is number 9 . The above picture is not a re post but two frames ahead of the featured image
Whilst up the Mach Loop I saw a dead pheasant on the road so picked it up as other birds were at risk of being hit, I placed it up on the moor and then the ravens found it. There was even an egg inside it so she hadn't even laid them yet :( but still a good meal for some raven fledglings no doubt.
Please see Local Birds & Wildlife 2017 set www.flickr.com/photos/wendycoops224/albums/72157677498251730