Tuesday 18 August 2009

Gatekeeper

I am sat at the computer loading some pics, whilst drinking coffee and eating some of my wifes homemade flapjack, what could be better?. Anyway I thought I would post this shot of a Gatekeeper taken yesterday at the nature reserve, shame about the chunk missing out of the right hand side wing. As far as I can make out this particular pattern on the wings means that it is a female.

5 comments:

  1. I have a 'hit-list' of butterflies I would very much like to see and hopefully photograph and Gatekeepers are on the list. Despite the wing damage, the picture is lovely. COngratulations.

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  2. That's a lovely picture. Do you know the names of all butterflies?

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  3. Thanks for the comments.
    Valerie if I am not quite sure of the butterflies
    names, I check it out on a great website called U.K.Butterflies, I will put a link on my page.
    Cheers Colin.

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  4. Lovely photo of the Gatekeeper on the bindweed flower Colin. Ive only seen one myself this year on my allotment in Leeds. Linda

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