Peacock on the lawn

[nanila]

I'm finding it increasingly difficult to post given how long it's been since I last posted publicly. I miss posting every day. It also doesn't help that we're on holiday in rural Norfolk where the internet speeds are generally terrible no matter what method you use, so even uploading one photo is a tooth-grindingly tedious affair. And since I'm on holiday, the weather is good, and I brought my dSLR and favourite lenses, I'm taking a looooot of photos. Therefore, I'm going to cheat and post the same photo I posted to a community, because it took so flippin' long to get it on Flickr.


The warm weather has seen the overwintering imagos emerge from their hiding places. Keiki and Humuhumu found this peacock (butterfly) on the lawn, soaking up the sun and sipping from the daisies. We also found a tatty comma and a bright brimstone. There are a great many freshly hatched cabbage whites, orange tips and holly blues battling feistily over the burdock flowers.

I was pleased to hear the distinctive call of a cuckoo, which was a comfort given that their numbers have been declining for many years, though we haven't managed to spot it yet.

Comments

[corvidology]

How lovely that you got to hear a cuckoo!

[alatefeline]

ooooooh so pretty :)

[st_aurafina]

Lovely peacock! Do European cuckoos sounds like cuckoo clocks?

('Tatty comma'is a lovely name for a butterfly!)

[lurkingcat]

Oh lovely! We've had a few cabbage whites in the garden this week and several bees buzzing hopefully at the lavender.

[novel_machinist]

Oh, that's a lovely picture. And I'm very glad that you guys are having great weather! Enjoy it.

[redsixwing]

Your butterflies have excellent names (and I always forget the adult is called an imago, which is often a pleasant surprise). Tatty comma! Tatty comma.

[ironed_orchid]

Lovely photo and sounds like a much needed weekend in the sun.

[nanila]

Yes, it's such a distinctive call!

[nanila]

There were so many different butterfly species around that weekend - it was glorious!

[nanila]

I think the cuckoos migrate to/from Africa. And yes, they sound exactly like the clocks!

[nanila]

We've got cabbage whites out in force now, and orange tips battling for territory. :)

[nanila]

Thank you! It turned rather cool and wet after the Easter weekend. This weekend is sunny but still quite chilly.

[nanila]

We also saw some holly blues, cabbage whites, and orange tips. :)

[nanila]

Thank you, and yes, it was. It feels an age ago now; so much has happened in the interim.