Butterflies

[shirehorse]

It is so strange that in January we still have butterflies flitting about!

[dougied]

I think it's because the weather is so mild, they get fooled into thinking it's spring. We've even got daffodils coming up in the garden.

[shirehorse]

Yes I think your right, we also have daffodils showing their heads already and in my garden I have several bulbs appearing.

[Jabber]

We have holly blue caterpillars on our firethorns at the moment!!

[70007]

can we have this as a 'this is the butterfly i have seen today' thread?

i say this not only because i saw a peacock, brimstone and orange tip in my garden today, but because i want everybody to just say what they have seen, and the butterfly message boards are rather too scientific for most people.

[Kerry L]

Yesterday I rescued a rather battered peacock (flutterby) from the greenhouse and some bees. The start of many rescues! Also saw a brimstone on Friday so summer is coming - apart from the thick blanket of snow we had this morning! Actually since the sun came out it is very warm again - snow mostly gone from the grass - except for the huge mounds which went into the making of "Snowhenge"! Lots of bee activity, so they are making up for lost time.
TTFN, Kerry