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We've had our first lovely spring visitor in our house! (pics)

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Post by Eleanor Fri Feb 21, 2014 3:54 pm

Beautiful peacock butterfly found her way into our house earlier! happy I've left her there for now, with some fruit for nectar, and will let her out once the weather warms up a bit. I think she might have been hibernating and woke up when we had a sunny spell a couple of days ago.

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Post by Caryll Fri Feb 21, 2014 4:14 pm

Absolutely beautiful! love 

What gorgeous colours. She's welcome to stay for a couple of weeks & then she can be let out into the garden.
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Post by Eleanor Fri Feb 21, 2014 4:36 pm

Her name's Sapphire! happy
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Post by Caryll Fri Feb 21, 2014 6:03 pm

Nice name for a very pretty butterfly!
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Post by Eleanor Fri Feb 21, 2014 6:10 pm

Let's just hope she stays pretty, i.e., Dempsey doesn't get her! laughing
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Post by Lynne Sat Feb 22, 2014 3:17 pm

Wow amazing I love butterflies xx
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Post by Eleanor Sat Feb 22, 2014 4:10 pm

Same here! love
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Post by Caroline Sun Jun 29, 2014 10:13 am

Aww, she's beautiful.
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Post by Eleanor Sun Jun 29, 2014 11:59 am

She's long gone now! tongue Didn't get many butterflies in our house this year!
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Post by Shisa Tue Jul 01, 2014 7:42 am

Beautiful.
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Post by Amber Tue Jul 08, 2014 12:49 pm

Not seen a lot of Peacocks at all, I was saying to mum the other day! Lots of Tortoiseshells though. xxx
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Post by tracyp Tue Jul 08, 2014 3:20 pm

Beautiful! What lovely markings.
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Post by Eleanor Tue Jul 08, 2014 3:52 pm

We used to get loads of Tortoiseshells and a few Peacocks, but now it's the other way around!
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Post by LyndaW Tue Jul 08, 2014 7:25 pm

The most common butterflies around my way this year are, as ever, the Cabbage Whites - followed by Wall Browns. I have yet to see a Peacock this year, but have seen a few more Tortoiseshells than in previous years. When my buddleia comes into blossom I am hoping to get loads more butterflies ....
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Post by Eleanor Tue Jul 08, 2014 7:33 pm

Ooh, one of my favourite plants! happy

I love the Cabbage White mating dance. love
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Post by Caryll Tue Jul 08, 2014 7:36 pm

I like all butterflies - I won't even protect our plants over the allotment against them!
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Post by LyndaW Tue Jul 08, 2014 7:50 pm

I must admit that if I grew brassicas I would ward off the Whites by whatever means possible.

As a child, one of my jobs was to rub off the eggs, and pick off the caterpillars. Oh the strong cabbage smell - poo! Then in to dinner, which often included boiled cabbage leaves which were riddled with holes where caterpillars had chewed them  sick .

To this day I will only eat tight, hard cabbage hearts bought from the supermarket, and then only if I have to!
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Post by Eleanor Tue Jul 08, 2014 8:38 pm

laughing Lovely!
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Post by tracyp Wed Jul 09, 2014 4:09 am

laughing
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