European Gardening: Male Gatekeeper, 1 by wallaby1

wallaby1 wrote:
I have lots of newly hatched ones today, got a Comma pic, the Brimstone visited and I got a shot but it is very sunny, so it might be too bright.

The little male Gatekeeper is around al lthe time, they are supposed to be shy, I love the way they fly.

I have had a brownish one with a small spot on the wing, I haven't seen it before. I wonder if it's a male Meadow Brown, there is a pic of a female in my book and the back of the wing looks like one I saw this morning.

I saw one this morning about the size of a Small White, the centre of the wings was a pale yellow, with a darker edging which looked greyish blue bleeding in. It didn't settle and went over the fence, if the neighbour wasn't there I would have followed. I also saw a House Martin clinging to the wall under the eaves just above her door, it would be nice if it nested but I wouldn't trust her not to knock it off.

The brown one, there is also a white to the top right which I didn't see when I took the pic.