Small blue butterfly and a hoverfly feeding on a thistle

Common blue butterfly and a hoverfly feeding on a thistle

A Small Blue butterfly settled to eat on a thistle flower in the middle of a bramble patch in the field behind Compton lock a few days ago.

Common blue butterfly and a hoverfly feeding on a thistle

I couldn’t get to a position with a better angle because of the brambles, and there was a hoverfly which was feeding on the same flower, in front of the butterfly.

Common blue butterfly and a hoverfly feeding on a thistle