small tortoiseshell

The nettles were just beginning to resprout in the park woodlot, and Small Tortoiseshells were seeking them out.

Rather late to be out I would have thought.... this is October when I found it in my sittingroom on the carpet. I managed to tease him into a dish... got some pictures and then released him outside.

Making the most of all the flowers on show!

Husband and I hiked up the hill behind the neighbor's cabin today. A good steep 200-meter climb to where the local farmers used to pasture their cattle in the summers. Now they've mostly sold off the summer pastures for cabins, and the little lake up there is dammed up to make a village power...

Sunning itself on the boardwalk, not the best setting maybe, but the first one I've seen this year

Taken in the garden today first one i have spotted in the garden

Small Tortoiseshell feeding on buddleia

taken the other day in cleethorpes

Taken in the garden yesterday

Nectaring on the roses...

Sometimes you just press the shutter as this happens...

taken this morning

Not a Macro, as about 4ft away and 1020mm f/l. I don't take many pics of Butterflies, but I took a few of this one on Thursday Camera Maker: Panasonic Camera Model: DMC-FZ150 Image Date: 2014-06-19 08:00:39 (no TZ) Focal Length: 108.0mm (35mm equivalent: 1020mm) Aperture: f/5.2 Exposure Time...

Another beautiful Small Tortoiseshell on the Buddleia

Small Tortoiseshell on Dahlia