The first species to arrive #InMyGarden this year, always newly emerging in April, has been the orange-tips. This male is bright and colourful…. and hungry for food from our purple phlox.

#male and #female #orangetip #butterflies on the reserve at #WWTCastleEspie.

Just when you think you’ve got the white butterflies sussed, they drop another on…

#nature #naturephotography #wildlife #invertebrates #insect #insects #insectphotography #lepidoptera #butterfly #CountyDown #NorthernIreland @savebutterflies