Thursday 27 September 2018

Having a Flutter or Two

With the recent unseasonally hot afternoons I have actually seen a few butterflies.
In fact Lincolnshire recorded the highest temperature in the UK today.
It was some 6C above the seasonal average at around 23C. Alas it's not going to last.

A Red Admiral was good enough to pose on the Ivy

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A Comma settled on one of the hanging baskets

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Yesterday a Small Copper was feeding on a Dandelion in the back garden but its behaviour was more typical - flying off just as I got it in focus. At least the somewhat overgrown grass was dry enough for me to give it a trim. My garden is not what I would call large but my phone, which was in my pocket, indicated that I walked half a mile while mowing the grass.

3 comments:

  1. Both in excellent condition, that's a bonus.

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  2. So good to see a Comma and Red Admiral - I have seen so few this year. Went to a National Trust garden yesterday where usually at this time of year you can see Red Admiral and Small Tortoiseshell but I saw neither although I did see 3 Small Coppers which was a bonus.

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  3. I have seen quite a few Red Admirals in my garden over the last few weeks - I wonder if they are more hardy than other species. I envy you your weather.

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Thank you for visiting. Hope you enjoyed the pictures. Any comment, or correction to any information or identification I get wrong, is most welcome. John

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