Red Admiral by andycoleborn

Red Admiral

Took my new toy out for a walk around the local bird reserve this afternoon... Didn't shoot any birds, but did photograph a few butterflies..

When I was young, we all had butterfly nets and use to catch loads, red admirals, peacocks, cabbage whites, little blue ones that I cannot remember what were called...

But nowadays, apart from cabbage whites, you don't seem to see that many..

Mixture of bright warm sun and heavy downpours today...

Just noticed, have set the date wrong on the camera..
gorgeous capture
August 7th, 2011  
cool shot - agree - we used to have a garden full of butterflies when I was a kid and I used to "rescue"them and even grew a few from caterpillars (!!!) - haven't seen many about at all over recent years
August 7th, 2011  
...blue tortoise shell? been massive decline in them flutterbyes due to intensive farming/pesticides/millenium bugs and BinLadens.
HI mate, least you got a point.
August 7th, 2011  
@sleepdozer57 haha yeah, reckon the taliban must have something to do with it... you might be right on the butterfly too..

yeah, decent point, heard some of the Leeds game (not happy with your lot losing to that team from down the road)... Heard Brown was his typical fouling self...
August 7th, 2011  
@andycoleborn ..believe. 4 bookings and would've been bottom if not got 95th min pen.
The only way isn't always up!
August 7th, 2011  
nice one andy, i'm desperate for a butterfly shot in my 365...we have a butterfly bush in the garden, but no visitors to it as yet !
August 7th, 2011  
@phil_howcroft cheers Phil, this was the first time I'd photographed a butterfly, just don't see many these day..
@sleepdozer57 long, long season ahead eh???!!
August 7th, 2011  
This is a pretty butterfly photograph.
August 7th, 2011  
this is stunning!
August 8th, 2011  
Beautiful butterflies....very different than some I have seen.
August 8th, 2011  
fun....i am in the mood for a new toy.......nice just with the butterfly...
August 8th, 2011  
he looks a bit worse for wear...wonder where hes been.
August 8th, 2011  
nice shot, I bet you dont see that many anymore.
August 8th, 2011  
Great colors and love that bokeh on the background!
August 9th, 2011  
Nice capture of this guy. I too see lots of cabbage whites, but little else around anymore.
August 10th, 2011  
Nice close-up!
August 14th, 2011  
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