On one of our walks, we found a small field of thistles that seemed to be the only food for butterflies in the area. A great many species had gathered here; these are photos of the orange ones:
A peacock (Aglais io), dagpauwoog in Dutch:
Olympus Stylus 1s, 300mm, ISO100, f5.6, 1/500s
A red admiral (Vanessa atalanta), atalanta in Dutch:
Olympus Stylus 1s, 300mm, ISO100, f5.6, 1/500s
A large skipper (Ochlodes sylvanus), groot dikkopje in Dutch:
Olympus Stylus 1s, 300mm, ISO125, f5.6, 1/500s
A meadow brown (Maniola jurtina), bruin zandoogje in Dutch:
Olympus Stylus 1s, 300mm, ISO200, f5.6, 1/500s
A comma (Polygonia c-album), gehakkelde aurelia in Dutch:
Olympus Stylus 1s, 300mm, ISO200, f5.6, 1/500s
The shutter speeds used may seem a bit over the top, but it was very windy and the flowers and butterflies moved around a lot.
Thanks for watching!