Butterflies

The most common butterflies in my garden - and I don't get many yet - are the whites and gatekeepers. Of the photos taken below the only ones I'd ever seen (i.e. noticed) before this year would be the large whites and red admiral.

Speckled Wood - best picture I could get (last year I thought this was a Marbled White)

Large Whites - these never settle.

Male Gatekeeper.

Female Gatekeeper - seen better days.

Meadow Brown - larger than the Gatekeeper, only has one white dot in the eye and never seems to open its wings.

Red Admiral - this was on the fence for well over half an hour.