Spectacular fight

[Chocky]

Of the Speckledwood butterfly
In the end they sat ans faced each other for about a minute then in the last photo you can see one flies off first. The other went a second or two after

[andy b]

great shots, the colouring in the wings is fantastic

[Chocky]

Thanks andy I guess that is why we say flared in anger as the true colour come out when one is angery.
I thought one would get killed but they gave it up after a few minutes. I was lucky as the were fighting close to the ground.

[Catherine]

Lovely shots, Beryl! I echo what Andy has said!

[Chocky]

Thank you Catherine
Another case of being in the right place at the right time

[Catherine]

Here was my Speckled Wood (hope I've ID'd it correctly....) at Exbury today!

[Chocky]

Yes . It is a speckled wood. Male I think not easy to tell apart.