Angles of Tortoiseshell

On Sunday we saw the beginnings of the flurry of visitors to our Buddleias. It was mostly Small Tortoiseshells with an occasional White and Ringlet. As the Tortoiseshells were feeding on the Buddleia I took shots from various angles.

Head on, this Tortoishell looks very serious, focused on drinking nectar with its long proboscis.

From the side, this Tortoiseshell looks very fluffy, almost like a cuddly teddy with wings!

From this angle the Tortoishell is like a walking stained-glass window with the light shining thorough its wings

Hopefully there will be many more butterflies to come for us to enjoy 🙂

By Suzy Shipman

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6 comments

Kenn Shapiro says:

Jul 22, 2014 at 10:20 pm

Beautiful images, Suzy, wonderfully rendered and with great bokeh.

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john flanagan says:

Jul 23, 2014 at 12:28 am

Absolutely beautiful

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entomacrographic says:

Jul 23, 2014 at 9:32 am

Yes, some nice shots Suzy

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1. suzyblue says:
  
  Jul 25, 2014 at 8:43 pm
  
  Thank you 🙂
  
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jpeggytaylor says:

Jul 23, 2014 at 1:24 pm

I was just thinking how furry Small Tortoiseshells are, when we were watching them at the weekend. Great angle shots – lovely images 🙂

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1. suzyblue says:
  
  Jul 25, 2014 at 8:43 pm
  
  Thanks 🙂
  
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