At Morton lochs this afternoon.

love these little chicks

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.

They are all away back out to sea now,should see them again next March.

Little Egret being overshadowed by a grey Heron.

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A wee bit of a showery day in Dunkeld yesterday,a lovely walk even though.

spring watch - sparrow

He sat beside me and enjoyed the Sun for a minute or two.

At the Bell Rock lighthouse during November this year.

Wren looking around at Kelham Bridge

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.

Puffin stood on the edge of the cliff face at RSPB Bempton Cliffs.

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Looking from a nice glen viewpoint in Fife near Normans Law .

Famous Colin the Cuckoo landing on a perch at Thursley. 😍😍

Blunthorn Nomad Bee - Nomada flavopicta

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.

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DSC_5783. Explore # 103. 5th July 2019.

At Morton lochs.

Wildlife photographic opportunities rarely getting better than this.

At Morton lochs this afternoon.

In Tentsmuir forest this morning

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.....

Scientific name - Anemone Nemorosa

Self isolation birding. Part 1

A gorgeous Wigeon Duck in flight at Hook & Warsash.

Helophilus pendulus laying eggs.

Leicestershire, UK

Two birds which possibly feature in the BBC Springwatch program, which is filmed at Pensthorpe