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Yesterday my wife, Jude, and I went for a walk from the parking area near Les Farquesses up to Les Mayens de la Cretta. With the sun shining brightly and many more alpine flowers in full bloom, we were expecting to photograph a few butterflies. I hadn’t even switched the engine off and Jude announced that she’d already counted 11 butterflies fluttering around the meadow beside the car. We didn’t even need to venture into the meadow to take the pictures, as there was plenty of activity by the side of the road. About 20 minutes later we finally dragged ourselves away. I believe the first 3 butterflies in the gallery below are ‘firsts’ for this website. 😊

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  1. blhphotoblog Avatar
    blhphotoblog

    Super images Mike, when it’s like this I can see why you love living there.

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      Alittlebitoutoffocus

      Thanks Brian. Yes, it is indeed a privilege and every walk is always a voyage of discovery. This week promises to be sunny so I should have plenty of chances to get out and about. 😊 I’ll see what else I can find.

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  2. DavidH Avatar
    DavidH

    Stunning views. And images. What an amazing variety of butterflies!

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      Alittlebitoutoffocus

      Thank you David. I see you have a keen interest in butterflies too! We do seem to have a lot around here. I went on a sort of field trip with an expert last year and he reckoned we’d (or rather, he’d) seen around 50 different sorts. He could tell what things were just by looking. I have to take a good picture, on both upper and lower sides and I’m still confused sometimes! My post was here: https://alittlebitoutoffocus.com/2019/07/22/arolla-butterfly-field-trip/
      And a recent walk behind our chaletwith my wife’s SLR here: https://alittlebitoutoffocus.com/2020/05/14/butterfly-photo-experiment/

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  3. Hanna Avatar
    Hanna

    Hi Mike. Good to know there are plenty of butterflies at your place. Lovely documentation 🌞

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      Alittlebitoutoffocus

      Thank you Hanna. Yes, there are quite a few. I didn’t even post pictures of some of the others (already posted previously) like the Duke of Burgundy and Green Hairstreak. But I shall be looking for some more new ones tomorrow! 😊

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  4. Bug Woman Avatar
    Bug Woman

    Oh lord, now I am really pining for the Alps. This year will be the first time since 2008 that we won’t have managed a trip.

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    1. Alittlebitoutoffocus Avatar
      Alittlebitoutoffocus

      I’ll keep bringing you some more images then… Not to make you jealous, of course, but just so that you can imagine being (t)here! If you have any special requests, let me know and I’ll see what I can do. 🙂 I hope to ‘top’ a couple of new peaks this year which will take me further down the Rhone valley.

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