Red Admiral – Dragon goes Wild https://padfoot.org.uk Thu, 11 Aug 2016 10:25:28 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://padfoot.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/cropped-512a-32x32.jpg Red Admiral – Dragon goes Wild https://padfoot.org.uk 32 32 Red Admiral https://padfoot.org.uk/2016/08/red-admiral/ https://padfoot.org.uk/2016/08/red-admiral/#comments Thu, 11 Aug 2016 09:00:47 +0000 http://padfoot.org.uk/?p=853 Not the most obvious places to spot a Red Admiral, but this particular butterfly seemed quite content to rest on the back of the planter. I’ve not seen many of these butterflies about, so it was surprising to spot one literally just outside the front door!

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According to UK Safari, Red Admirals love buddleia flowers, but also feed on windfall apples and plums. Hopefully there’ll be plenty of those about soon.

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