Butterfly Romance at Sconce Park

No small coppers or skippers in the devon-side thistles, but some male and female common blues were enjoying the day...

Female common blue grazes off a thistle

The beautiful underside is similar to the male, but the upper wing is brown rather than blue

She feeds peacefully, as elsewhere I spy a male chasing off a rival suitor

Here he comes! Beautiful deep blue upper wing

He moves in behind here

But the lady likes to be on top...