We saw our first butterfly of the year (well strictly speaking third, the second having flown past us at great speed a fewminutes earlier and the first having fluttered by in the centre of town a few days ago!). Our first photographable butterfly then, this lovely peacock
a female Melangyna lasiophthalma.
and this interesting looking bee, which we think is an early mining bee (waiting for confirmation on that id from Edinburgh Natural History Society).
It was a lovely sunny day and we enjoyed the masses of coltsfoot growing along the canal bank
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First ones here now too!
Hello,
I love the butterfly and images. I saw my first butterfly yesterday.
Well, I am jealous! It will probably be another month before I see one.
Warm "springish" and butterfly"photos and thoughts!
__ Here, we're waiting for the "Hummin' birds," and some of nature's blossoms, their nutritent sources. _m
We have quite a few, it is were we about southern. Beautiful photos.
So lovely to see butterflies.
I liked all of your photographs.
All the best Jan
Very fine images of the butterfly and of the bee, so beautiful the masses of ivy fruit.
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