HERDS OF ELEPHANTS AND SURPRISE LETTERS

This morning started with five elephants in the moth trap,four large and one small,followed soon after in the warm sunshine by a single painted lady.

ELEPHANT HAWK MOTHS SMALL AND LARGE

PAINTED LADY ON GREATER KNAPWEED.

My wildlife garden is obviously doing quite well and it saves all that weeding and grass cutting.
After my boiler had been serviced it was off to Ham Street woods for a look round,soon found the first of a dozen white admirals and a rather tatty purple hairstreak put in a brief appearance,it was so hot the butterflies were very flighty and difficult to approach so it was home for a bit of tennis and a nice cup of tea.

WHITE ADMIRAL

PURPLE HAIRSTREAK with bits missing.

After Venus had been eclipsed at Wimbledon I ventured outside to take what little air there was and had one of those" I don`t bloody well believe it" moments a white letter hairstreak had found its way into my garden,amazing!managed to get a couple of shots before it went on its way,there are no elms in the immediate vicinity so where it appeared from is a mystery.

WHITE LETTER HAIRSTREAK a first for the garden.

A FRESH PURPLE HAIRSTREAK taken at HAM STREET IN 2009