Our first vist to Bentley Wood this year and we were lucky to get this pair of small pearl bordrered fritillaries pointed out to us. They obligingly stayed put for quite some time while several people got photos. I must have taken about 50 shots as they repositioned and swayed in the breeze, making sure I at least got a decent one.
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Part of the kitchen garden in the Lost Gardens of Heligan.
This wasn't taken during the assignment time frame but it works nicely so I thought I'd include it.

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Not my best of this little beauty, its wings were moving too much.

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I'm delighted that this image is included in The Photo Argus '40 Lovely Butterfly Images' (June 2020)

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