tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7749076668428822511.post913313792932950008..comments2024-01-03T12:14:52.906+00:00Comments on Kingsdowner: Castle Hill Small TortoiseshellsKingsdownerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12127225013640474483noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7749076668428822511.post-65458984495495168302008-06-14T10:45:00.000+01:002008-06-14T10:45:00.000+01:00Wonderful butterfly finds and I am surprised to se...Wonderful butterfly finds and I am surprised to see a few familar ones as well as a skipper. All very nice. Butterflies and wildflowers are often the focus of my days recently too.me ann my camerahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06083671096943783249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7749076668428822511.post-65574440605845616562008-06-13T21:41:00.000+01:002008-06-13T21:41:00.000+01:00A wonderful post, as always! I really enjoy seeing...A wonderful post, as always! I really enjoy seeing the scenery there.Sandpiper (Lin)https://www.blogger.com/profile/03704451520824495064noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7749076668428822511.post-11986251588019211652008-06-13T17:24:00.000+01:002008-06-13T17:24:00.000+01:00Hi there. The meadows at Jeskyns are fairly easy t...Hi there. The meadows at Jeskyns are fairly easy to find. Park in the car park and take the pathway that runs west parallel with the road. You'll pass a house on your right with some alpacas in a small field and come to a crossways in the paths. If you turn right and start walking toward the road you'll see the meadow with the cornflowers on the opposite side of the road. The meadow with all the ox-eye daisies is in the opposite corner so retrace you steps to the crossways and then go straight ahead. Look for two statues of people and you should start to see the dasies in the distance.John Younghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04258567526679936721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7749076668428822511.post-72336004890120118462008-06-12T20:47:00.000+01:002008-06-12T20:47:00.000+01:00Thanks for the comments!Greenie, thanks for the ID...Thanks for the comments!<BR/><BR/>Greenie, thanks for the ID of the skipper - I'd thought to myself that the Essex/Small was a little early, but it's about right for a Large.<BR/>They aren't very large of course, and I'd forgotten to check the chunkiness of the thorax. <BR/><BR/>As for the Blue, I'd be pleased to accept an ID of Brown Argus, based on the dark spots on the wings. <BR/>How much I forget from one summer to the next. I give up!Kingsdownerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12127225013640474483noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7749076668428822511.post-25935506709497564582008-06-12T19:40:00.000+01:002008-06-12T19:40:00.000+01:00Enjoyed reading your blogg and glad you found Smal...Enjoyed reading your blogg and glad you found Small Tortoishells -they are indeed a rarity these days .<BR/>But your Essex/Little Skipper is in fact a Large . The mottled /<BR/>chequered pattern on the wings identifies it and the dark line -<BR/>sex brand - on forewing denotes a male .<BR/>Not as easy , but I think your female Common Blue is in fact a male Brown Argus , but I wouldn't put my life's savings on it from this distance !!<BR/>GreenieAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7749076668428822511.post-81005076990002947012008-06-12T18:43:00.000+01:002008-06-12T18:43:00.000+01:00Nice post Steve. Great shots of the butterflies -...Nice post Steve. Great shots of the butterflies - pleased to read that you've seen Small Tortoiseshell.Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15438823520353948635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7749076668428822511.post-15853137754084995102008-06-12T18:31:00.000+01:002008-06-12T18:31:00.000+01:00Nice Butterfly shots steve. especially like the Co...Nice Butterfly shots steve. especially like the Common Blue.Warren Bakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16042798315431561018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7749076668428822511.post-68444481291836605602008-06-12T13:53:00.000+01:002008-06-12T13:53:00.000+01:00Beautiful place to walk! You always have such a ni...Beautiful place to walk! You always have such a nice mixture of British history and nature facts :-) Great that you saw two of the Tortoiseshells! The other butterflies are lovely, too. You see a lot of different kinds. The pictures are very detailed!Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02890796903959709429noreply@blogger.com