Large white butterfly

[nanila]

The toddler and I followed this large white butterfly from flower to flower for about fifteen minutes on this very sunny morning.

Comments

[shirebound]

Ooooh, lovely!

[nanila]

:) They're everywhere at the moment - so pretty.

[redsixwing]

Gorgeous! And, nice shot - it looks so fuzzy. (The butterfly, not the resolution!)

(Also what is that flower it's on? It looks like a pea-family member, but is it upright?)

[nanila]

Thank you!

I think it's a sweet pea that's been trained up the wall of the house but I'm going to have to check again in the morning.

[spiralsheep]

\o/

[nanila]

:D I *think* from my investigations into our butterfly books that this is a female, but as the resident expert, can you confirm?

[spiralsheep]

I'm definitely not an expert and if I was it wouldn't be on Worcestershire, heh, but, yes, probably female because of the markings and second/summer brood because of the timing. Lovely perky sweet pea she's perched on too.

[nanila]

I meant "resident" as in "of the common-nature community", where you have demonstrated wide knowledge of the proper names and habits of UK creatures! Thanks for the confirmation. :)

[turlough]

That's a lovely photo!

[nanila]

Thank you! It's quite difficult to capture white butterflies effectively, partly because they don't like to settle and partly because it's really easy to get blown highlights.

[clare_dragonfly]

Wow, gorgeous!

[nanila]

It was a lovely specimen. We were captivated.

[blackmare]

What a beautiful photo!

[nanila]

Thank you!

[lark_ascends]

Beautiful!!

[nanila]

:) Thank you!

[whereisirisnow]

This is a beautiful picture! The colours match so well! Love it! :D

[nanila]

Thank you! Yes, we were lucky that the butterfly was favouring this beautiful pink sweet pea. :)