Orange Tip

Finally got some decent shots of an Orange Tip, thanks to a posting on BC by Doug and Trevor. Thanks guys, pleased to meet you and very happy to share your butterflies. Driving round the environs of Arlington and Berwick in the early afternoon, specimens of the butterfly were present in most lanes, as were clumps of Cuckoo Flower, Cardamine pratensis

This is the most frenetic of butterflies posing real problems in getting a decent shot, that said; this individual alighted on the flower head just as the sun was slightly shaded and remained in the same position for at least 20 minutes. Great experience but needs a revisit to get some more open wing shots.