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  1. 05-08-2011 #1
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    Default A selection of Butterflies from the Cernay gardens.

    Quite a few species, although a couple I spotted, I didn't manage to get photos.

    1, 2 and 3: Small Tortoiseshell

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    4 and 5: Common Blue Male

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    5 and 6: Common Blue Female

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    7 and 11: Small Heath

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    9: Small Skipper

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    10: Moth to be determined

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    11: Red Underwing Moth

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    Lovely photos, Rolf!

    How do you get the Blue ones to stay still? Ours never seem to land, and their zig-zag flight doesn't help!
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    LOL, yes, similar with those, but if you watch them for a while, they tend to follow a pattern and then you kneel down and wait for them to come back to your area.
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