TheSuffolkArgus
Spring2007
A Hairstreak
Me:I can't help you there as I don't know where you live.
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Meo:Are there books on butterflies? Me:Yes,and throughout the country there are ButterflyConservationlocalgroups.There is probablyone quite near to whereyou live.Many peoplefind that watchingbirds and butterfliesgo welltogether,and we all have . .;:;~..,, to start somewhere.
by ZoeMcLaughlin
Walkingalong MinsmereI.-ls, I saw a White Letter Hairstreak,which is always a delight. There were three men with binocularswere coming towardsme, and I wonderedif I dare havea wordwith them. ..,.•••••• ,. ___ ••• i Me:Excuseme, would you be interestedin this.)
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Meo:What on earth is it? Me:A Butterfly. ,
Meo:A Butterfly?
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Meo:The first thing for us to do is to go to the shop and get a book on butterflies! .::J ,.,.,.,,"""'-",., They thanked me' -..................said how interesting it had been for them, and I hope that somewhere in the country there are now three additionalmembersof ButterflyConservation.
Me:Yes.It's a White Letter Hairstreak. Meo:One of those that B.yaround? Me:Yes,and if you go to the shop • at Minsmereand pass the buddleia, you could see many more butterflies.Yousee,butterfliesare like birds.There are times when you seethem, usuallybetweenMarch and September,but unlike birds they usuallyhibernatein the winter.
Editor: Thanks Zoe, ~~""5,c-:and I think this is another fine example of how those interested in wildlife,and butterflies in particular,are willingto pass on their knowledgeand experienceto others. It is through this exchangeof knowledgeand ideasthat we all learn.
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Meo:Would we see differentbutterflies in differentparts of the country whilst we are out bird watching? Mc:Yes,if you keep your eyesopen, but they are a challengeas they can moveveryfast.
White Letter Hairstreak
Meo:What other butterflieswould we see at home, then?
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