A first

Went with a friend, not seen for almost 2 years, in search of a butterfly which has recently become resident in Bishop Wood, near York.
Conditions were far from perfect but we decided to go, were not sure exactly where to search the 1000 acres, which paths to follow.
And then. There it was, sunning itself.
Snap, snap, catching a few poor shots as the wind blew.
Then the doubt, did we REALLY see Silver Washed Fritillary or was it a Dark Green?
Friend posted her pic on Twitter and her huge following of expert experts confirmed.
It's a girl, it's a girl Silver Washed Fritillary.
We hope to return soon before their season ends and maybe capture images of the underwing for which it is named.
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[Steve Jacob]

We done. Great story with a happy ending

[bkb in the city]

Great capture

[Jesika]

@stevejacob 2 thrilled Adventurous Adventuresses. Our first Adventure for far too long. Thank you, Steve.

[Jesika]

@bkbinthecity many thanks

[KoalaGardens🐨]

lovely find!

[Linda Godwin]

Great sighting and image!

[Yoland]

Fantastic sighting, great shot.

[Jesika]

@koalagardens @rontu @yoland we were excited, then wondered if we had mis-identified. Friend checked, confirmed, so both of us very excited again. Many thanks

[Lisa Poland]

Wow, great find.

[Jesika]

@homeschoolmom thank you, we were very relieved firstly when we saw the butterfly and then even more when it was confirmed

[Anne Pancella]

This is not a poor shot at all! Congrats on finding it.

[Fisher Family]

A super shot! I haven't been to Bishop Wood for years. Thank you for reminding me of it.

As for Yorkshire Day, I'm still looking for ideas!

Ian

[PhotoCrazy]

Nice capture!

[Jesika]

@annepann @fishers @photographycrazy thank you very much. We went back a few days later and lost count, estimated 40-50, such great joy and excitement