Saturday, 3 September 2011

Red Admiral






A red admiral was nectaring on michaelmas daisies and cone flowers in the garden this morning. It stayed around long enough for me to get my camera and take a few record shots.

Red admirals must be one of my favourite butterflies - the colours are stunning.






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4 comments:

  1. Ian3 September 2011 at 23:45

    Beautiful butterfly and love the various positions of the photos
    cheers

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  2. Ragged Robin3 September 2011 at 23:58

    Many thanks, Ian. Glad you liked the butterfly and photos.

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  3. The Quacks of Life4 September 2011 at 19:17

    Red Admirals are lovely. BTW not seen a single Painted Lady this year!!

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  4. Ragged Robin4 September 2011 at 23:33

    Red Admirals are very special, I think. Just checked my records - I haven't seen a Painted Lady either in the garden or elsewhere unless I forgot to make a note! Garden-wise its been a poor year for flutters - not one Meadow Brown although loads of Gatekeepers, yet last year it was all Meadow Brown and just a few Gatekeepers!

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