Small pearl-bordered fritillary on Ragged Robin.

Brilliant close up!

Thank you Uma.

Really good photo Muddy , I've been looking in my book I think you are right in the name ,there are so many on the page that look similar .....

You're right Amy, I spent ages comparing illustrations, the differences are so subtle!

Hi Muddy...nice to meet you...stunning pic..

Hi Crissue, nice to meet you too - thank you.
(I have many happy childhood memories of holidays on the IOW). :-)

Aw aren't butterflies absolutely adorable! Love this pic!
Pix

Thanks Pix - just wish I was a quick as they are!

A great pictured you did well to capture this one its a little beauty;0)

what a pretty one - I fail to photo them - they see me coming :D great shot

It's a gorgeous Island....and loads of interesting places...Some avid gardeners there toooo.... :)))
Where we lived, we gardened on Blue slipper clay...tough to work, but we made it....

Yeah..I put down bits of apple to attract them..but they are quick.
A few years ago, one day when I was feeling really low, this red admiral flew into the kitchen. I was jsut sitting on a chair looking at it, thinking about a sad thing that had jsut happened, the butterfly flew around my head, landed on the wall and seemed to be looking down at me. I had tears in my eyes. The it flew gently down and landed on my arm and sat there for about 5mins..seemed to be watching me..all of a sudden I felt a burden lifted from me somehow ( cant really explain it) then it flew on to the kitchen windowsill and stayed there for about an hour. For a few days after that I saw the butterfly( assuming it was the same one lol) hovering about me as I worked in the garden..I felt.......
happy and peaceful.

Lol, yes Paul, I have the same problem!

Thanks Pixi - what a wonderful experience. :-)

Lovely story Pixi...and not as strange as it seems, there are many ways of reaching us...it's just for us to be aware...