These have arrived in the local meadows in their thousands. These are taken as a sign of the mid-point of summer. I don't think they are as common in Britian (maybe I'm wrong). 40D, Sigma 150mm, MR-EX 14, 1/160, f/10, iso 400
The Ringlet is a lovely butterfly and by the nature of it's habitat and larval food plants, should be very common throughout the UK but sadly, as John says, is not any longer.
Mind you, even the Meadow Brown (supposedly the commonest British butterfly), the various Skippers, Gatekeeper, Speckled Wood and Wall Browns seem to have declined in areas where they were once very common. As the larva are all grass feeders it does suggest a common root cause.
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These have arrived in the local meadows in their thousands. These are taken as a sign of the mid-point of summer. I don't think they are as common in Britian (maybe I'm wrong). 40D, Sigma 150mm, MR-EX 14, 1/160, f/10, iso 400
Cheers MJ
Lovely Ringlet shot.
These are certainly not as common as they used to be. Not around here anyway.
Cheers
JohnR
Dave
Fine photograph.
The Ringlet is a lovely butterfly and by the nature of it's habitat and larval food plants, should be very common throughout the UK but sadly, as John says, is not any longer.
Mind you, even the Meadow Brown (supposedly the commonest British butterfly), the various Skippers, Gatekeeper, Speckled Wood and Wall Browns seem to have declined in areas where they were once very common. As the larva are all grass feeders it does suggest a common root cause.
Barrie