Two years ago, I saw my first Marsh Fritillary at their one and only colony in Flanders. Last year's focus on a birding big year didn't leave much time for anything else so I was keen to return there this month to see if the Marsh Fritillaries were still there and try to get some better pictures. The first one I saw was similarly ragged but I eventually counted at least five different individuals and even saw a couple mating.
I'd picked what was probably the hottest day of the year, though, so apart from dragonflies and a few flowers, there was very little else to see.
Ragged Robin
