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Choughs (red, white over blue, red, green over orange and green over orange, white), Ardnave, Islay
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Islay - Ardnave
Colour-ringed Choughs (Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax) red, white over blue (R W/B), red, green over orange (R G/O) and green over orange, white (G/O, W), Ardnave, Islay. R W/B is a female, born in 2006 and lived till the age of 4 in 2010, raising a total of 6 chicks in 2009 and 2010. R G/O is a male ringed as a chick in 2006. he is the longest living Chough in my photos, surviving to at least the age of 12 in 2018, and may still be alive. He bred in 2009-2013, and again in 2015-18, raising 26 chicks to fledging. R W/B and R G/O formed a pair who bred together in 2009 and 2010.
03 May 2008
Choughs (red, white over blue, red, green over orange and red, lime over white) Ardnave, Islay
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Islay - Ardnave
Colour-ringed Choughs (Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax) red, white over blue (R W/B), red, green over orange (R G/O) and red, lime over white (R L/W), Ardnave, Islay. R L/W was born in 2006, and died at the age of 3 in 2009. R W/B is a female, born in 2006 and lived till the age of 4 in 2010, raising a total of 6 chicks in 2009 and 2010. R G/O is a male ringed as a chick in 2006, and was still alive in 2018, having bred 2009-2013, and again in 2015-2018, raising 26 young to the fledging stage. R W/B and R G/O formed a pair who bred together in 2009 and 2010.
03 May 2008
rock with orange green and white lichens
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Argyllshire - Seil
A rock with orange green and white lichens by the shore on Seil in Argyllshire.
30 May 2010
Green-viened White, Broomhill Allotments
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Glasgow - Broomhill, Jordanhill Claythorn and Bingham's Pond
Green-veined White (Pieris napi), from the Pieridae family, resting on leaves at the Broomhill Allotments.
06 August 2024
Green-viened White, Broomhill Allotments
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Glasgow - Broomhill, Jordanhill Claythorn and Bingham's Pond
Green-veined White (Pieris napi), from the Pieridae family, resting on leaves at the Broomhill Allotments. Taken by Jasmine Dickson
06 August 2024
Green-veined White, Portencross
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West Kilbride and Portencross
Green-veined White (Pieris napi) on Bloody Cranesbill (Geranium sanguineum), taken by David Palmar. This is a female, spring brood individual. Later in the season the dark grey/brown colouration on the upperwing becomes less obvious.
06 August 2023
Green-veined White butterfly, Spey Bay
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Moray - Spey Bay
Green-veined White (Pieris napi) butterfly on Yarrow at Spey Bay. It is similar to other white butterflies, but has prominent green stripes on the undersides of its wings. It also has black wingtips and one or two black spots on the forewing. Photo taken by David Palmar.
26 July 2023
Green-veined White butterfly, Inver, Jura
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Jura
A somewhat ragged-looking Green-veined White (Pieris napi) butterfly at Inver, Jura, taken by David Palmar
20 August 2022
Green-veined White butterfly on Common (or Black) Knapweed, Carrifran Wildwood, Moffat
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Carrifran Wildwood
Green-veined White (Pieris napi) butterfly on Common (or Black) Knapweed (Centaurea nigra), Carrifran Wildwood, Moffat
17 September 2020
Orange-tip Butterfly feeding on white clover, Auchinstarry, Kilsyth
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North Lanarkshire
Orange-tip Butterfly (Anthocharis cardamines) feeding on White Clover (Trifolium repens), Auchinstarry, Kilsyth, taken by Sarah Longrigg. This is a male butterfly- the females of this species lack the orange tips which give it its name.
