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    There have been 4 or 5 males hanging about my garden, all flitting about checking about any movement to either chase it off if it's not a female Gatekeeper or if it's a female, well I think you know what they are after
    What has made me laugh is how hit-and-miss it all is. I was watching a set of 5 males all sparring and flitting about, but they were so involved in chasing each other off that hey completely missed 2 females who came in, landed and sat there sipping nectar... all ignored.
    The next day it was more successful and the blurry shots are a record (albeit not very clear) of what happened.
    Anyway, here's my last set of Gatekeeper shots for the season (unless I spot something more interesting).
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    They certainly seem to be the butterfly in numbers at the moment, nice photos.
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    Yep - last year Painted Lady, this year the Gatekeeper

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