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Butterflies Page 24
Image Taken on 28 Aug 2017
at 15:56 Image of day on 15 Oct 2017
This Red Admiral butterfly was caught circling the Buddleia, but we had seen
them over the Water Mint as well and this is what we show the butterfly with.
Ref: 20171015_da1_20170828_1556_156+1553_144+1535_086_ft1 red admiral butterfly in 2 flights with water mint (montage)(r+mb id@768).jpg
Image Taken on 30 Jun 2019
at 12:40 Image of day on 22 Aug 2019
The Red Admiral butterfly here shows the wings from the top.
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Image Taken on 02 Aug 2015
at 14:13 Image of day on 06 Oct 2015
A rather 'worn' Red admiral Butterfly could nevertheless fly well.
Ref: 20151006_da1_20150802_1413_512+1241_289_ft1 red admiral butterfly in flight + teasel head (montage)(r+mb id@1024).jpg
Image Taken on 22 Aug 2010
at 12:07 Image of day on 08 Oct 2010
A bit of sunshine tends to bring out the butterflies on even quite cool
days. These two were enjoying a sheltered patch of blackberries (brambles)
when we 'invited' them in for a photo session.
First a Red Admiral butterfly.
Ref: 20101008_da1_20100822_1207_017+1301_104_ft1 red admiral butterfly in flight with blackberry flowers (montage)(r+mb id@768).jpg
Image Taken on 16 Sep 2010
at 16:18 Image of day on 05 Nov 2010
And now a Red Admiral butterfly.
Ref: 20101105_da1_20100916_1618_178+1556_148_ft1 red admiral butterfly in flight with mint flower-heads (montage)(r+mb id@576).jpg
Image Taken on 30 Aug 2009
at 09:42 Image of day on 08 Oct 2009
A pristine batch of Red Admiral butterflies have emerged, and we caught a
couple to photograph. The first was taken in flight at a moment that shows
both top and bottom of the wings.
Ref: 20091008_da1_20090830_0942_038+0949_048_ft1 red admiral butterfly in flight with yellow buddleia (montage)(r+mb id@576).jpg
Image Taken on 30 Jun 2019
at 12:34 Image of day on 22 Aug 2019
This Red Admiral butterfly made a couple of nice flights for us, here
showing only the bottom of the wings.
Ref: 20190822_da1_20190630_1234_028+1241_069+1238_047_ft1 red admiral butterfly in flights + privet flower (montage)(r+mb id@1024).jpg
Image Taken on 21 Sep 2006
at 15:26 Image of day on 04 Oct 2006
This year the fallen apples have attracted dozens of Red admiral
butterflies.
Ref: 20061004_d10_20060921_1526_010 red admiral butterfly on apple (web crop)(r+mb id@576).jpg
Image Taken on 29 Oct 2006
at 13:35 Image of day on 01 Nov 2006
Surprised to see a few Red Admiral Butterflies about even on a sunny
and not too cold day this late in the year.
Ref: 20061101_d10_20061029_1335_044 red admiral butterfly on apple tree bark(r+mb id@576).jpg
Image Taken on 12 Jul 2020
at 08:51 Image of day on 19 Aug 2020
A Red admiral Butterfly feasting on a Blackberry flower.
Ref: 20200819_d73_20200712_0851_025 red admiral butterfly on blackberry flower(r+mb id@768).jpg
Image Taken on 19 Sep 2006
at 11:00 Image of day on 07 Oct 2006
This Red Admiral Butterfly was in a pool of sunlight that makes
it glow.
Ref: 20061007_p32_20060919_1100_341 red admiral butterfly on blackberry fruit (crop 1)(r+mb id@576).jpg
Image Taken on 17 Sep 2006
at 13:17 Image of day on 24 Sep 2006
A pair of images (second tomorrow) that show a Red Admiral Butterfly
with wings closed and then momentarily opened
Ref: 20060924_d10_20060917_1317_187 red admiral butterfly on blackberry fruit seq 1 of 2(r+mb id@576).jpg
Image Taken on 17 Sep 2006
at 13:17 Image of day on 25 Sep 2006
A pair of images (first yesterday) that show a Red Admiral Butterfly
now with wings momentarily opened.
Ref: 20060925_d10_20060917_1317_194 red admiral butterfly on blackberry fruit seq 2 of 2(r+mb id@576).jpg
Image Taken on 03 Jul 2016
at 15:44 Image of day on 20 Aug 2016
Our first Red Admiral Butterfly this year, warming itself on the afternoon
sun-warmed wall of our garage.
Ref: 20160820_df3_20160703_1544_149 red admiral butterfly on garage wall (1st of 2016) (adjusted crop)(r+mb id@768).jpg
Image Taken on 01 Sep 2016
at 18:10 Image of day on 22 Oct 2016
An almost pristine Red Admiral Butterfly warming itself nicely centred on
a leaf in the sunshine. Ahh!
Ref: 20161022_df3_20160901_1810_022 red admiral butterfly on leaf(r+mb id@768).jpg
Image Taken on 16 Sep 2009
at 12:45 Image of day on 25 Oct 2009
Not much by way of butterflies on show now - just the odd tatty
speckled wood. So this lovely Red admiral has to be counted as a
bonus.
Ref: 20091025_db1_20090916_1245_031 red admiral butterfly on mallow flower(r+mb id@576).jpg
Image Taken on 28 Jun 2019
at 12:30 Image of day on 22 Aug 2019
A Red Admiral Butterfly on an Ox-eye daisy flower ...
Ref: 20190822_df5_20190628_1230_214 red admiral butterfly on ox-eye daisy flower with proboscis rolled up (crop 1)(r+mb id@768).jpg
Image Taken on 28 Jun 2019
at 12:30 Image of day on 22 Aug 2019
... but not feeding. Here you see details of the curled up Proboscis.
Ref: 20190822_df5_20190628_1230_214 red admiral butterfly on ox-eye daisy flower with proboscis rolled up (crop 2 proboscis detail)(r+mb id@432).jpg
Image Taken on 18 Sep 2012
at 16:13 Image of day on 25 Oct 2012
This year we have had a lovely and atypical show of 10 or 20 at once of Red Admiral butterflies.
We normally see them on our Yellow Buddleia, but this one was basking on a
River Birch tree (Betula nigra) which is apparently a USA native.
Anyway, we were taken by the colour contrasts.
Ref: 20121025_df1_20120918_1613_127 red admiral butterfly on river birch tree trunk (crop)(r+mb id@768).jpg
Image Taken on 23 Aug 2016
at 13:42 Image of day on 11 Oct 2016
Atypically choosing this long flowering yellow Buddleia while the white variety
is still in flower, a Red Admiral Butterfly feeds and shows the underside of the wings.
Ref: 20161011_e65_20160823_1342_024 red admiral butterfly on yellow buddleia(r+mb id@768).jpg
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