On a sun-raked patch of neutral grassland, small skippers weaved effortlessly through grass stems, ambled on bramble and generally returned the solar favour with a golden show of their own.
A hirsute male demonstrates an indicative skipper pose in this photo with forewing and hindwing resting at an angle. Also worthy of note is the black, linear strip on the right forewing which, on a golden whim, releases female-inducing pheromones.
Within metres of one another, large skippers frequently knock on the doors of small skippers.
Flowers are sought; bloom sleuths of the natural world.
Large skippers playfully flash their marbled masterpieces in a glamorous display of butterfly bliss which contrasts from the uniform, but no less appealing, palette of the smalls.
This photo shows only a snapshot of the intricate courtship that can occur between butterflies (here the large skippers). The female in this instance, rhythmicallly flicked her head and antennae in alternate directions whilst the male looked on with passionate intrigue.
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