My, How Furry You are!
Sitting in the conservatory for breakfast and I spotted this Red Admiral in the corner of the frame of the patio doors. My first thought was that it had been caught in a spider's web. it seemed an unusual place to see one stay for any length of time.
I checked it out and came to the conclusion that it had found one of the first parts of the garden to be in full sun. I grabbed the camera which fortunately had a macro lens attached. I'm really taken by how much hair can be seen on the body and at the margins of the wings. A quick read suggests this is the start of the period when they are most common in the UK. In my ignorance I had not realised they migrate from Europe and are only summer visitors. Perhaps I need to read up a little more about our invertebrates.
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