Butterflies of Buckhinghamshire

Marbled White Melanargia galathea

Meadow brown Maniola jurtina (with Honeybee)

Meadow brown Maniola jurtina

Peacock Inachis io (with Hoverfly)

Ringlet Aphantopus hyperantus

Ringlet Aphantopus hyperantus

Small tortoiseshell Aglais urticae

Silver-washed fritillary Argynnis paphia

Common blue Polyommatus icarus

I don't profess to possess a lot of butterfly knowledge. In fact, everything I know about English butterflies I have gleaned from a glossy 4-page fold-out guide I recently bought. I've been aiming my lens downward into the weeds a lot more recently. It's quite a bit easier than trying to get a record shot of a bird, as one can usually lope and blunder after a fleeing butterfly with relative ease. In any case, as interesting/distracting as it is, I don't see myself becoming a serious butterfly-watcher ('flutterer'?) any time soon, for the simple reason that butterflies are not birds. One winged addiction should do fine for now, thanks.