After visiting Elmley Marshes last Saturday, we popped over to East Blean Woods, a Kent Wildlife Trust Reserve which is one of the best best sites for the rare heath fritillary butterfly. It took a while to find one as the sun had disappeared behind some thick cloud. But we looked around a promising spot for a while and as the sun started to creep through and one appeared.
The sun was still behind some cloud so I used some fill in flash as it posed in a few places.
I even got a close up!
Oh Neil I’d give my right arm for shots like these – I;ve never seen this species – its on my wish list for the future (tho goodness knows when?!)
Pauline