White-Letter Hairstreak

[John2]

Hello,i'm a very happy butterfly photographer today.
I had my first sighting of a White-Letter Hairstreak & also my first photos of one aswell.I'm well happy,lol.
I've been wanting to see a White-Letter Hairstreak since last year but never spotted one.But today i saw two & got one photo of each,how cool is that.
Hope you like the photos,they're not the best photos.But for my first White-Letter Hairstreaks,i'm more than happy with them.
John

[asheleaf]

I'd be more than happy with those too.

Congratulations!

Ashe

[Chalk Downlanders]

Originally Posted by asheleaf

I'd be more than happy with those too.

Congratulations!

Ashe

Hear Hear. Well done John. Smashing piccys

kev

[cherrybee]

Originally Posted by asheleaf

I'd be more than happy with those too.

Congratulations!

Ashe

Me too they are great well done

[John2]

I'd be more than happy with those too.
Congratulations!
Ashe

Cheers Ashe,after looking at them a little bit more.I'm liking them more & more.
Thanks for the comments.
John

Hear Hear. Well done John. Smashing piccys
kev

Nice one Kev,thank you very much.
It was a well cool day out today.Got to see loads of White Admirals,Three Purple Hairstreaks(but they were high up in the trees) & a couple of Purple Emperors(they just zoomed passed us though,no photo opportunity unfortunately).
John

Me too they are great well done

Cheers cherrybee,i think i might've been being a bit tough on myself coz i blew the highlights on the flower petals in the first photo & didn't get the wings sharp enough in the second photo.
I'll be back there again soon,so i hope i can get more photos.
Thanks for your nice comments.
John

[bugbotherer]

Lovely shots
I've often found that by lurking near bramble you get a whole raft of butterflies using it as a fueling stop. Pretty good for Bees, hoverflies and a myriad of other lovelies
bugbotherer

[John2]

Lovely shots
I've often found that by lurking near bramble you get a whole raft of butterflies using it as a fueling stop. Pretty good for Bees, hoverflies and a myriad of other lovelies
bugbotherer

Thanks bugbotherer(btw i like your forum name,it's funny).
Yeah there were loads of butterflies going to & from the brambles.Just not the ones i wanted to photograph,lol.But it's always good to see butterflies,even if i've seen them 100's of times before.
John

[aeshna]

Excellent shots. Nice to see the 'tails' still intact on this one, they normally disappear with wear and tear.

aeshna

[John2]

Excellent shots. Nice to see the 'tails' still intact on this one, they normally disappear with wear and tear.

aeshna

Cheers aeshna,i'll have to see over the next few days whether their tails shorten.I'll be going back to try to get more shots over the next week.It'll be interesting to find one with stubby tails,lol.
Thanks for the nice comments.
John

[Newhythebirder]

Great pics John and well done.