I have been treated to a wonderful array of visitors with the buddlia blooming with big white buds this year. A few small purple ones, but it’s worked wonders. A mini butterfly farm in my own graden! This post is for the Red Admiral.
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Another regular to the garden, and to the buddleia.
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(c) K Wicks
(c) K Wicks
A nice start to the day the other morning.
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Yesterday saw the arrival of the very large bumble bees, I don’t think I have seen ones that big since being in Spain. But they also love the buddleia, even disappearing into it on their forage. But this one was a timely hit of the record button in slow motion as it took off. It was only after playing it back did I realise that the sound had picked up the wings sounding like a chopper 🙂 – sound on for full effect.
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There were odd hints of green in the clouds, so I enhanced the colours to see, turned out there were some purples in there too. Weird, but nice.
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The buddleia has been attracting many butterflies and Bees today. I managed to catch a shot of one taking off while filming in slow motion. Check out the YouTube vid.
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We have a few house guests that have taken up residence. Two appeared in the utility at opposite ends, but one was having a photogenic moment.
I also rescued a small one out of the bath yesterday and put it on the bathroom fern, so presume that one is still around too. I don’t mind them if they don’t surprise me. And they live if they stay off the floor. My dog has a habit of ‘playing’ with them, which never ends well for the spider.
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