A Year in the Woods: The Diary of a Forest Ranger

Author:Elford, Colin [Elford, Colin]
Language: eng
Format: azw3
ISBN: 9780241144602
Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
Published: 2010-02-18T16:00:00+00:00

A large brown butterfly, fast and erratic in flight, races past me on a warm wind. I follow its exhausting progress through my binoculars, and how it does not collide with anything is a mystery, for it flies as though drunk. When it finally settles I see that it is a favourite of mine, a butterfly with a restless soul: the painted lady. It’s a huge insect, which I have been told emerges from the dry lands of North Africa, migrating north across Europe to England. As with most of the brown/tan butterflies, it is not until they settle and you can study them that you see them in their full glory. Far from dull, their wings support an array of dark bars and creamy spots.

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