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Title: A real sign of Spring
Post by: Gardengirl on March 30, 2004, 15:43:39

Having a look round the garden this afternoon and noticed this little beauty. Dashed for my camera and it obligingly waited for me.
(http://www.hpphoto.com/servlet/LinkPhoto?GUID=32073097-6340-27fd-2111-51265afa7d91&size=lg)
A male Pea*ock butterfly I believe. :-\ (Put the asterisk in to fool the censors ;D) Any experts know if I'm right.

Title: Re:A real sign of Spring
Post by: aquilegia on March 30, 2004, 15:45:11

I have no idea who he is, but he sure is gorgeous! What's he sitting on?

Title: Re:A real sign of Spring
Post by: Gardengirl on March 30, 2004, 15:49:39

He's sitting on a white daff Aqui which has got a bit battered by the wind. If you are wondering what the object is beside the flowers it is the top of one of my solar lights.

Title: Re:A real sign of Spring
Post by: Moggle on March 30, 2004, 15:56:21

What a lovely butterfly! Great Photo! :D

Title: Re:A real sign of Spring
Post by: Mimi on March 30, 2004, 16:59:43

What a beauty Patricia, and how kind of him to wait for you to run and get your camera :D

Title: Re:A real sign of Spring
Post by: Mrs Ava on March 30, 2004, 18:23:42

I think I may have seen one of those flitting around the garden today, along with 2 lime green/yellow flutterbyes. No idea what they could be, I am as knowledgable with butterflys as I am with birds. Also, loads of great big bumblling bumble bees. I keep asking them to nip off to my allotment and play with my broad bean flowers, so fingers crossed.

Great photo by the way ;D

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