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Gallery of Scottish photographs of plants, flowers, such as bluebells, harebells, Dames Rocket, broom, gorse, fox gloves, poppies; trees such as gean, silver birch, pines, Scots Pines, larch, and a few wild animals such as birds, hare, pheasants, roe deer, red squirrels, insects, butterflies such as peacocls, red admirals, tortoiseshell, although I am not a wildlife photographer as such.
Peacocks Sun Bathing qax2868jhp Butterfly peacocks sun basking dorsal reflectance concrete slab ground Deeside Scottish summer photograph taken as they fly from the buddleia’s for short periods to these spots directly in the sun here they will boost their body temperatures both from the sun and also the heat stored in this case a concrete slabon the ground. Butterflies are cold blooded and require a certain body heat to be able to fly and this is one method they use to keep them mobile and on this day it was clouding over periodically. Numbers this summer of 2018 are marginally down on a decade ago but my maximum daily count by the end of August 2018 on the most sunny days has been well in excess of 50 peacocks, three Red Admirals and an occasional Small Tortoiseshell. I am hoping that my planned planting of another dozen buddleias around the wild garden to add to the 6 established ones will boost numbers. The bees have been very busy all summer and a bumper crop of apples is evidence they did their job in the spring. Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, Britain, Grampian, Aberdeenshire, Deeside, countryside, rural, wildlife, landscape, autumn, sunny, sunlight, heat, basking, reflectance, dorsal, butterfly, butterflies, aristocrats, peacock, inachis io, eyes, defence, pattern, wings, red, admiral, vanessa, atalanta, buddleia, bright, colours, black, white, stone, wall, house, gable, concrete, slab, August, 2018, Nikon, DSLR, D700, camera, 28-200mm, digital camera, photograph, photo
Peacocks Sun Bathing qax2856jhp Butterfly peacocks sun basking dorsal reflectance wall house gable Deeside Scotland summer photograph taken as they fly from the buddleia’s for short periods to these spots directly in the sun here they will boost their body temperatures both from the sun and also the heat stored in the stone or concrete. Butterflies are cold blooded and require a certain body heat to be able to fly and this is one method they use to keep them mobile. Numbers this summer of 2018 are marginally down on a decade ago but my maximum daily count by the end of August 2018 on the most sunny days has been well in excess of 50 peacocks, three Red Admirals and an occasional Small Tortoiseshell. I am hoping that my planned planting of another dozen buddleias around the wild garden to add to the 6 established ones will boost numbers. The bees have been very busy all summer and a bumper crop of apples is evidence they did their job in the spring. Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, Britain, Grampian, Aberdeenshire, Deeside, countryside, rural, wildlife, landscape, autumn, sunny, sunlight, heat, basking, bathing, reflectance, dorsal, butterfly, butterflies, aristocrats, peacock, inachis io, eyes, defence, pattern, wings, red, admiral, vanessa, atalanta, buddleia, bright, colours, black, white, stone, wall, house, gable, concrete, slab, August, 2018, Nikon, DSLR, D700, camera, 28-200mm, digital camera, photograph, photo
Red Admiral bnm9113jhp Butterfly red admiral worn scratches buddleia feeding Deeside Scottish summer photograph as they feed and fly between different buddleia bushes showing early signs that the summer's activities are taking their toll. Numbers are better this year, 2017, although still down on 20 years ago when 100plus was not unusual. So far this year I have counted over 50 at one time, mainly Peacocks and Red Admirals with a couple of Small Tortoiseshells and one Dark Green Fritillary but some good sunny spells seems to have got them active. One surprise was to find a Golden Ringed Dragonfly hanging from a buddleia early in the morning, no movement of any kind while I photographed it but it had gone 10 mins later when I came out again. Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, Britain, Grampian, Aberdeenshire, Deeside, countryside, rural, wildlife, landscape, summer, sunny, butterfly, butterflies, two, aristocrats, defence, pattern, wings, red, black, white, patches, admiral, admirable, vanessa, atalanta, caterpillars, nettles, buddleia, bright, colours, colourful, purple, mauve, orange, August, 2017, Nikon, DSLR, D700, camera, 28-105mm macro lens, AF Nikkor
Red Admiral bnm9104jhp Butterfly red admiral folded wings sideon underneath aristocrat buddleia Deeside Scotland summer photograph as they feed and fly between different buddleia bushes. Numbers are better this year, 2017, although still down on 20 years ago when 100plus was not unusual. So far this year I have counted over 50 at one time, mainly Peacocks and Red Admirals with a couple of Small Tortoiseshells and one Dark Green Fritillary but some good sunny spells seems to have got them active. One surprise was to find a Golden Ringed Dragonfly hanging from a buddleia early in the morning, no movement of any kind while I photographed it but it had gone 10 mins later when I came out again. Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, Britain, Grampian, Aberdeenshire, Deeside, countryside, rural, wildlife, landscape, summer, sunny, butterfly, butterflies, two, aristocrats, defence, pattern, wings, red, black, white, patches, underneath, folded, side view, admiral, admirable, vanessa, atalanta, caterpillars, nettles, buddleia, bright, colours, colourful, purple, mauve, orange, August, 2017, Nikon, DSLR, D700, camera, 28-105mm macro lens, AF Nikkor
Red Admirals bnm9057jhp Butterflies red admirals aristocrat buddleia feeding Deeside Scotland summer photograph as they feed and fly between different buddleia bushes. Numbers are better this year, 2017, although still down on 20 years ago when 100plus was not unusual. So far this year I have counted over 50 at one time, mainly Peacocks and Red Admirals with a couple of Small Tortoiseshells and one Dark Green Fritillary but some good sunny spells seems to have got them active. One surprise was to find a Golden Ringed Dragonfly hanging from a buddleia early in the morning, no movement of any kind while I photographed it but it had gone 10 mins later when I came out again. Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, Britain, Grampian, Aberdeenshire, Deeside, countryside, rural, wildlife, landscape, summer, sunny, butterfly, butterflies, two, aristocrats, defence, pattern, wings, red, black, white, patches, admiral, admirable, vanessa, atalanta, caterpillars, nettles, buddleia, bright, colours, colourful, purple, mauve, orange, August, 2017, Nikon, DSLR, D700, camera, 28-105mm macro lens, AF Nikkor
Peacock Butterfly bnm9087jhp Butterfly peacock strong colours mauve buddleia open wings striking defence Scottish Aberdeenshire dull light summer eyes photographed as it feeds and fly on this buddleia bush. Numbers are better this year, 2017, although still down on 20 years ago when 100plus was not unusual. So far this year I have counted over 50 at one time, mainly Peacocks and Red Admirals with a couple of Small Tortoiseshells and one Dark Green Fritillary but some good sunny spells seems to have got them active. One surprise was to find a Golden Ringed Dragonfly hanging from a buddleia early in the morning, no movement of any kind while I photographed it but it had gone 10 mins later when I came out again. Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, Britain, Grampian, Aberdeenshire, Deeside, countryside, rural, wildlife, landscape, summer, sunny, butterfly, butterflies, aristocrats, defence, pattern, wings, red, black, white, patches, admiral, admirable, vanessa, atalanta, caterpillars, nettles, buddleia, bright, colours, colourful, purple, mauve, orange, August, 2017, Nikon, DSLR, D700, camera, 28-105mm macro lens, AF Nikkor
Red Admiral Butterfly fgh3390jhp Butterfly red admiral Aristocrat buddleia feeding Deeside Scotland summer photograph as they feed and fly between different buddleia bushes. Photographed towards the end of August after a spell of hot weather this was the only one spotted this year. Numbers are certainly down on previous years but a spell of sunny weather seems to have got them active especially the Peacocks which are in abundance. Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, Britain, Grampian, Aberdeenshire, Deeside, countryside, rural, wildlife, landscape, summer, sunny, butterfly, butterflies, aristocrats, defence, pattern, wings, red, black, white, patches, admiral, admirable, vanessa, atalanta, buddleia, bright, colours, black, white
Large White Butterfly fgh3410jhp Butterfly large white cabbage Pieris brassicae buddleia red admiral Scottish summer photographed as it feeds and flies between different buddleia bushes and in this case sharing it with a Red Admiral. Several where regular feeders this year but are very easily disturbed compared to the peacocks and tortoiseshell’s which were in abundance this summer. Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, Britain, Grampian, Aberdeenshire, Deeside, countryside, rural, wildlife, landscape, summer, sunny, butterfly, butterflies, whites, large, cabbage, pieris, brassicae, white, black, spots, wingtips, aristocrats, defence, pattern, wings, red, patches, admiral, admirable, vanessa, atalanta, buddleia, bright, colours, black, white
Red Admiral Butterfly rty1493jhp Butterfly red admiral white buddleia feeding Deeside garden Scotland autumn photo taken with a macro lenses as they feed and fly between different buddleia bushes. Numbers are certainly down on previous years but a spell of sunny weather seems to have got them active in the latter stages of this North east autumn before the winter frosts do their damage. Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, Britain, Grampian, Aberdeenshire, Deeside, countryside, rural, wildlife, landscape, autumn, sunny, butterfly, aristocrats, defence, pattern, wings, red, admiral, vanessa, atalanta, buddleia, bright, colours, black, white
Red Admiral Butterflies rty1508jhp Butterflies red admiral buddleia feeding Deeside Scottish autumn photograph taken with a macro lenses as they feed and fly between different buddleia bushes. Numbers are certainly down on previous years but a spell of sunny weather seems to have got them active in the latter stages of this North east autumn before the winter frosts do their damage Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, Britain, Grampian, Aberdeenshire, Deeside, countryside, rural, wildlife, landscape, autumn, sunny, butterfly, butterflies, aristocrats, defence, pattern, wings, red, admiral, vanessa, atalanta, buddleia, mauve, bright, colours, black, white, rowan, berries, fly

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