Dance of the faeries

Speckled wood butterflies dancing, Kings Weston, Bristol, August 2024
Speckled wood butterflies dancing, Kings Weston, Bristol, August 2024

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A bright shaft of light

countless butterflies delight

and then they are gone

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by Scooj

  • On observing one of the most beautiful natural sights I have ever seen. More than twenty Speckled Wood butterflies were chasing one another in long chains in a warm sunny spot in the woodland. As their wingtips brushed past the nettles plumes of pollen wafted into the air, like smoke. The display lasted only a few minutes until a cloud passed by, and the butterflies simply melted away into the woods. A moment that will live with me for the rest of my days. Magical.

Perched

Speckled wood, St Paul's, Bristol, May 2024
Speckled wood, St Paul’s, Bristol, May 2024

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Drunken woken dance

from here to there in sunlight

then settled in shade

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by Scooj

Speckled Wood

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Long overwintered

breaking cover in the spring

seeking sun and warmth

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