Painted Lady

On a field track just ahead of me I spotted this Painted Lady, so who could resist taking a photo.

This butterfly species is a migrant to the UK and, in some years, the migration numbers can be spectacular. Judging by the number of photos of these posted her on 365, and my own unscientific observations, this could be a good year to see a lot of them. They originate from the desert fringes of North Africa and the Middle East. It's incredible to imagine such a delicate creature travelling such huge distances.

Ian

[carol white]

A lovely detailed capture. Fav!! 😀

[Margo Sayer]

What delicate shades that provide the appropriate camouflage/backdrop and thus provide a level of safety.

[Pyrrhula]

A beautiful close up capture of this beautiful butterfly. Fav.

[KWind]

Great capture!!

[Babs]

She is a beautiful painted lady

[Nina Ganci]

well spotted on a field trip
excellent details
fav

[bkb in the city]

Great capture

[Dione Giorgio]

She is so pretty, stands up to her name. Great close-up.

[Fisher Family]

@carolmw @s4sayer @pyrrhula @kwind @onewing @ninaganci @bkbinthecity @sangwann

Thank you all for your comments and favs, as always they are very much appreciated.

Ian

[Steve and Pam Winfield]

Nice photo lovely colours :)

[Fisher Family]

@stevepam Thank you, glad you like it!

Ian