Butterfly And Caterpillar Corner

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  1. wiseowl

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    I thought they had to be a certain height:heehee:

    My apologies Strongy I just couldn't resist that;)
    They are cracking photos thanks for sharing them with us:smile:
     
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      Taken on Sunday before the wind and rain set in:rolleyespink:

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        Lovely shots Loli! :dbgrtmb:
         
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          Saw this Hummingbird Hawk Moth on the Salvia this afternoon so I 'hopped' for the camera but this is all I could get before it flew off and at an angle through DG glass didn't help!
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            wonderful Strongy,
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              I'll have to keep an eye for it tomorrow and see how it hovers in the wind!:smile:
               
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              To Day on the garden fence:smile:

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                I saw a couple this morning Woo, even though it was only 1c here at 7.00, by 10.00 they were out in the sun.:blue thumb:
                 
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                  I'm going to cheat next year! (that stuff sells for £4 each on Amazon)

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                    Good afternoon I have just watched this Red Admiral hatch from this chrysalise:smile:

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                      Absolutely marvellous Woo,thank you for posting:dancy:
                       
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                        Nice one Woo, no Butterflies here, some moths
                         
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                            Good afternoon Loli,Jiffy and Fern my friends, many thanks for your kind and friendly comments much appreciated,the Butterfly conservation which I am a member said that due to the warmer climate we are having that some of the Red Admirals are not migrating as much as they used to and are staying in the UK:smile:
                             
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                              A beautiful sight to see Woo. A natural miracle of Nature,
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