First up was the Brimstone. With its wings closed it is hardly noticeable at first amongst the leaves on the woodland floor...
A short flight later and this plainer background set it off beautifully...
Next a Peacock Butterfly and a Red Admiral flew past, the Red Admiral landing on my sleeve for a brief moment, but we didn't manage a photograph.
Further down the track a dash of bright orange against the silver-grey of the tree bark caught our eye
The Comma stayed still long enough for us to get a close up shot..
These were unexpected sightings so early in the year. We would not normally expect to see them for another couple of weeks into early March.
More about the walk tomorrow, but for now another unexpected sighting...
What a way to travel... How perfectly lovely!
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There were lots of butterflies out yesterday, and lots of honey bees. I love the idea of trotting through the forest in one's pony cart. I've always had a yen to learn to harness drive, and there are a surprising number of places that teach it here.
The plant man was at Descartes market yesterday with a range of flowering annuals and bulbs - they were covered with bees, mainly honey bees. There must be a beekeeper somewhere fairly close! P.
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