Thursday, 30 March 2017

Seasonal First - Comma


I love this season of 'firsts'. A Comma landed in the garden today in the spring sunshine. May there be many more!

The larvae of this species feed off nettles in areas where hops are not plentiful. Our own wild nettle patch is growing fast and I have been surprised by the number of toadstools it seems to attract!
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7 comments:

  1. Crafty Green Poet31 March 2017 at 09:04

    Beautiful photo! I still haven't seen any butterflies at all this year!

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  2. Ragged Robin31 March 2017 at 10:39

    Lovely photo of the Comma - still not seen any butterflies in the garden here but hopefully it won't be long! :) I love this time of year too - I think Spring is my favourite Season.

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  3. Lucy Corrander Now in Halifax!31 March 2017 at 11:36

    I'm not exactly certain but I think it was a comma I saw someone nearly step on (by accident) last week. Fortunately it flew up in time. I've noticed quite a few very large bees though - and a bee-fly.

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  4. eileeninmd31 March 2017 at 12:34

    Hello, gorgeous butterfly and capture. Happy Friday, enjoy your day and weekend!

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  5. Simon Douglas Thompson31 March 2017 at 14:27

    Saw my first one at the weekend, the orangte colour a dead giveaway in flight even at a slight distance

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  6. Amanda Peters2 April 2017 at 17:12

    Lovely photo ...

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  7. Lowcarb team member2 April 2017 at 20:07

    Such lovely colouring, good photo.

    Sending my good wishes for April ... the months are flying by!

    All the best Jan

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