Butterflies

[Mike J]

Hampshire Red Admiral feeding.

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Camera; Lumix Waterproof Shockproof, Leica autofocus, anti-shake enabled.
Image Ipad cropped and enhanced.

[davelumb]

Lots of Painted Ladies around this year.

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[Chris Hammond]

And there's me looking forward to some saucy pics of Wendy Craig!

[davelumb]

And there's me looking forward to some saucy pics of Wendy Craig!

[Mattjb]

Lots of Painted Ladies around this year.
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Article in the mail saying 30 times more painted ladies in uk this summer. Happens around once a decade apparently, last occurred 2009.
They arrive from Europe , I didn't realise they come from abroad.

[davelumb]

Lots of Painted Ladies around this year.
_7511056.jpg

Article in the mail saying 30 times more painted ladies in uk this summer. Happens around once a decade apparently, last occurred 2009.
They arrive from Europe , I didn't realise they come from abroad.

I heard about the boom year on the radio.

Red admirals also arrive from Africa and Europe. https://www.wildlifetrusts.org/wildlife ... ed-admiral

[Mattjb]

Lots of Painted Ladies around this year.
_7511056.jpg

Article in the mail saying 30 times more painted ladies in uk this summer. Happens around once a decade apparently, last occurred 2009.
They arrive from Europe , I didn't realise they come from abroad.

I heard about the boom year on the radio.

Red admirals also arrive from Africa and Europe. https://www.wildlifetrusts.org/wildlife ... ed-admiral

Seems crazy to think that a creature so fragile looking can travel those distances!

[zodiac]

Lots of Painted Ladies around this year.
_7511056.jpg

Article in the mail saying 30 times more painted ladies in uk this summer. Happens around once a decade apparently, last occurred 2009.
They arrive from Europe , I didn't realise they come from abroad.

I heard about the boom year on the radio.

Red admirals also arrive from Africa and Europe. https://www.wildlifetrusts.org/wildlife ... ed-admiral

Seems crazy to think that a creature so fragile looking can travel those distances!

Depends which way the wind is! If they're travelling with the wind they're doing it almost 'free' so to speak. Thousands of miles in to a headwind though, is a different matter!
I've seen some gardens around here absolutely infested with painted ladies, a hundred or more at time.