Insect life

30 Days Wild 2024 Day 2
June words: (Don't) Find a butterfly

Some lovely insect life in today's glorious sunshine, but sadly no butterflies.

I was out early in the garden but nothing doing - lots of bees and this beautiful creature: Chloromyia formosa, a soldier fly.

And when out at Lauderdale House with mum and Dave, I spotted a wildflower patch - surely a likely spot to find flutterbys especially in warm weather. But only bees on the beautiful large daisies and other wild flowers.

Well I'm afraid it's not surprising - the latest State of the UK's Butterflies report (2022) revealed that 80% of butterflies in the UK have declined since the 1970s.

See here for how you can help https://butterfly-conservation.org/how-you-can-help

Pavlova https://365project.org/boxplayer/365-2024/2024-06-02

2 June 2024
Walthamstow E17 and Highgate N6

[Carole Sandford]

Nice insect shots, shame the butterflies were evading you.

[Susan Wakely]

Both are beautifully captured. Who needs a butterfly

[Zilli~]

Lovely closeups

[Beverley]

Very lovely detail

[Dave]

Nice collage

[LManning (Laura)]

An excellent pair of insect shots.

[Tia]

Great capture. Shame about the butterfly situation; I didn’t know.

[Fisher Family]

Two lovely close-up shots - fav!

Ian

[Kathy A]

Wonderful captures!