A very hot and humid day with a great deal of cloud about - not very comfortable! Whilst we were enjoying our lunch, a very young puppy - called Freda - came bounding over (who calls a dog Freda!?). The downside of this being that Freda trampled all over our lunch - which we then couldn't eat!; fortunately we had finished the majority of it!!
The owner merely grabbed the puppy and advised us "that it wasn't trained yet as it was too young" - in that case, why on earth did they let it run off on its own then!! I'm of the party that strongly advises that owners of the dogs should be trained - and preferably before they own a dog! Words fail me at times.
With that we walked a bit then headed back to the car and kiosk where we enjoyed ice creams - which partly made up for our ruined lunch. Hey ho - 'tis life!
It was mostly an insect day today - bees, moths, butterflies and other flying beasties were everywhere - great stuff!
But it makes be realise that I need to gen up on IDing most of them.
(Many thanks to Cheryl and Lynmiranda for help with IDs. )
This one plant of Ragwort played host to most of my "finds"
1. Small Copper
2. Small Skipper
3. I believe this is a Meadow Brown?
And now (3a) on the left - I'd like to think Gatekeeper but..
and (3b) on the right - Meadow Brown
4. The caterpillar of a Cinnabar Moth
pretty certain about this one!
5. OK on this one too - Six-spot Burnet (Moth)
Now these I CAN manage:
Two of three cygnets..
Coot and Black-headed Gull - not on speaking terms obviously!
and a Fallow Buck - they're so pretty at this time of the year especially!
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Hi Tricia....I THINK your butterfly are the small copper.....small skipper....and as you said the meadow brown.....
Ragwort is a wonderful wildflower....I grow it in a fenced of area here, as it is potentially fatal to livestock....and I am surrounded by sheep and cattle farmers....
Lovely post....
I've got ragwort in my garden too, it just sort of appeared, farm land with sheep alongside - ooops. It's very pretty and attracts all manner of insects, but it's murder for allergies and has me sneezing my head off sometimes.
Sorry about your lunch, pups should be on a lead.
I also have a patch of Ragwort for just this reason.. sorry can't help with the butterfly, but wanted you to know how much I enjoyed your post.
Tom
Hi Tricia,
I think your picture no.1 is a Small Copper. Picture no.2 a Small Skipper.
Tom and Jan - thanks. I'm going to look for some to plant in my garden too!
Cheryl and Lynmiranda - thanks for the IDs. I've edited my post to reflect this. Cheers!
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