Marbled White

"Do you fancy a trip out butterfly hunting?" asked my friend.
Daft question of course as the disused quarry, now a nature reserve, is an insect hot bed and home to many orchids too. Saw my first ever Bee Orchid yesterday.
Wharram Quarry, Yorkshire
050718 FZ1000060718

[Susie]

Fabulous capture

[Jesika]

@susie1205 Thank you, Susie, it was a wonderful and unexpected trip out.
j

[JoeV]

Fantastic capture.

[Jesika]

@joev Thanks, Joe. I really like Marbled Whites they are so very photogenic and this shot will be printed as my very favourite MW image - until a better one comes along!
j

[Peter Day]

one lucky girl

[FBailey]

Well done, they're way too skittish for me! x

[Jesika]

@peterday Thank you
j

[Jesika]

@fbailey Butterfly bedtime is about 7pm onwards, get them then! These 2 didn't move for about 15 minutes.
jx

[KoalaGardens🐨]

great and you can take us with you via 365!

[Jesika]

@koalagardens This is the nice side of the internet, isn't it, to be able to share wonderful experiences and sights (and sites)? Butterflies are my passion, much as Koalas are yours.
Hubby & I are heavily involved in the creation of "Tomorrow's Ancient Wood-Meadow" a barley field now full of young trees, 200+ species of plant and a number of invertebrates only Andy can keep track of. Today as I was approaching the car, I saw something fluttering in the long grass which to my knowledge had never been seen there before - our first Marbled White. I am one happy old lady!
Many thanks
j

[ideetje]

Great capture

[Jesika]

@ideetje Thank you very much, they were very patient allowing me to take many shots.
j

[Helen Sanderson]

how beautiful...well captured fav

[Gemma Browne]

They are beautiful, and you got two in one shot.

[Julienne Jones]

I'd like to be able to double fav this one. How extraordinarily beautiful! In our local nature reserve where there are lots of wild flowers we get lots of marbled white. They sometimes even venture into my garden which is nice.

[Jesika]

@hrs Thank you very much
j

[Jesika]

@gemmabrowne I was delighted to see these two and even happier that they stayed in that position for such a long time. Many thanks
j

[Jesika]

@julienne1 What a wonderful comment, Julliene, thank you so very much. You have MW in your GARDEN!!! How marvellous is that?
Hubby & I are involved in the creation of "Tomorrow's Ancient Wood-Meadow" after 6 years there are hundreds of invert species. A few weeks ago I found the first Dingy Skipper. On Friday I found the first Marbled White and last evening on an overlooking Oak, a Purple Hairstreak. A poor, very distant photo, but proof!
As for MW, I think their underwings are so glorious and always try to get at least one shot when I go MW hunting. This image will be printed & entered in our village photo comp at the end of August.
Thank you again
j

[Margaret Snell]

Lovely shot, I have only seen these a couple of times fav

[Shepherdman's Wife]

Wow what a great find. Love this pic. Fav

[Jesika]

@oldjosh Thank you, Margaret. Their range is extending and I know 3 sites where they are in huge and glorious numbers
j

[Jesika]

@shepherdmanswife Many thanks. They were sleepy and stayed in that position allowing me to contort myself to get what I think is my MW shot of the year.
j