An Antidote to the Rain

By Words | Published September 24, 2012

large swathes of England have been pummelled by torrential rain today, so as something of an antidote here are a few pictures taken yesterday in the sunshine.
Comma

Two red admirals and a white butterfly

Red admiral

Red admiral

Lots of red admirals there, and while the butterfly season seems unusually late, the reds are certainly making the most of it.

Last note for this evening. The Stop the Badger Cull petition is currently standing at 95,000 signatures. Please sign it and make this badger very happy!

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Camera note: first three shots taken with the Canon 7D and EF 200mm f/2.8L II USM; fourth shot taken with the EF 100mm f/2.8L macro IS USM; and the badger with the EF 24-105 F4L IS USM lens.[/I

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6 Comments

  1. derWandersmann September 24, 2012 at 1:09 am #

    Originally posted by Words:

    Please sign it

    Amen, Brother.

  2. SittingFox September 24, 2012 at 9:09 am #

    I've been surprised to see a few butterflies out and about here (before the rain, of course).

  3. gdare September 25, 2012 at 5:09 pm #

    Unusual wings on that first butterfly. Do you know the name of the specie?

  4. Words September 26, 2012 at 11:09 pm #

    Adele, it's been a very late season, but I suppose understandable given the dire summer we had.

  5. Words September 26, 2012 at 11:09 pm #

    dW, :up:

  6. Words September 26, 2012 at 11:09 pm #

    Darko, it's a 'comma' butterfly.