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Lynn
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19-07-2014, 03:00 PM

Butterflies.

I love butterflies and dragon flies but unfortunately as of yet have not seen a dragon fly in the garden but we do have lots of butterflies.
I thought I would share. I took these Wednesday and Thursday.

















No butterflies just a picture of the top of the garden on a sunny day.



And of course Dillon.



His favourite spot on a hot day.

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19-07-2014, 03:53 PM
I love them too Gorgeous pics especially Dillion
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19-07-2014, 04:33 PM
Lovely photos Lynn - especially the last two!
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19-07-2014, 05:07 PM
Aw lovely, no wonder they call Buddleia the butterfly bush
Looks like Dillon has found himself a nice shady spot
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21-07-2014, 02:56 PM
Newly emerged peacock butterflies.. utterly lovely Lynn. D you have nettles? They dwell on these.

Not seen these here yet this year but a glorious Red Admiral the other day sat by me showing off
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21-07-2014, 03:35 PM
I do leave some nettles for them yes.
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21-07-2014, 04:00 PM
I thought we had a lot in our garden, but you've got 3 all together there Lynn. I also thought they were red admirals I get them coming into the conservatory a lot when I have the door open, but they easily seem to find their way out, unlike the beas who seem to get stuck in there in a panic, so they need a little help.

Gorgeous picture of Dillon keeping nice and cool behind the car.

Here in the woods, there is one field which is left as a meadow, because it's a nature reserve, but some days as I walk between the long grass the whole sides erupt with the most fantastic display of butterflies, but they're small, brown ones. I must take a pic one day, cos there's also a big oak in there clinging onto the side of a steep ravine that I need to get a picture of.

I often wonder what butterflies actually "do" if you know what I mean?
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22-07-2014, 07:46 PM
The ones with the large circle on their wings are the Peacock butterflies. Their wings look like the feathers on a Peacock's wings.
I think you have got a couple of Red Admiral there too.
The last two are " Lesser spotted gorgeousus Dillons"
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22-07-2014, 08:06 PM
Nippy Jen. We seem to get a lot Peacocks and cabbage whites but they will not stay still very long. We have had a couple of red admirals too. Them and the peacocks stay on the tree for so long and you can get so close to watch them.
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22-07-2014, 08:06 PM
We've got lots of butterflies too, plus bees and crickets. It's lovely.
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