It seems a lifetime since I posted some pictures of butterflies. But there was great excitement (at least on on my part) in the garden this afternoon when a blue butterfly fluttered by and came to rest. I dashed in and grabbed my camera and, thankfully, managed to get a couple of reasonable shots from above and below to help to identify it. I was hoping for something exotic, but it appears to be ‘just’ a Common Blue male (Polymmatus icarus). Gone are the days I’m afraid when these posts will be filled with several species. 😌
And, yes, our grass does need cutting!
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Lovely.
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Thanks for your comment. It’s certainly still a beautiful butterfly.
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What I love about the photo is that you captured the delicate transparency of the wings. You can actually see the grass through them. Amazing.
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I can’t say I noticed that. But now I look again I can see the underside spots on the first photo, so the wings must be very thin or worn.
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How lovely is that , and it’s still no mow May, looks good
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Thanks for your comment and, yes, I’ve been waiting for the sun to shine (it was quite dull today) so it came as a big surprise! Hopefully there will be more to come. 😊
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They are so lovely, I photographed also one yesterday, the pictures will follow soon.
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Yes, they are ‘common’ by name and common by nature. 😊 I’ll look forward to seeing your pics. 👍👍
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Ohh… this beauty looks the same as the one I tried to capture this spring here in Cyprus. Exotic or not, to me it’s a unique little creature. Very nice pictures Mike!
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Thanks Anita. Yours could have been the same, as they are very common, but it could have been something else as there are many blues around Europe. (I seem to recall that there were at least 40 different species of ‘blue’ in Switzerland).
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Oh so terrific to see this common blue butterfly, Mike, but with its ethereal beauty, it isn’t really common at all. Lovely photos and a great treat.
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Thanks Jet. There are certainly not as many to be found around our home in N. Wales, so each one is indeed a treat to see!
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