The sun may have been shining but it was frosty and very chilly when I spotted this Red admiral on the Penarth to Lavernock coastal path this morning. This is actually my second Red admiral for the year – I also saw one at Cathays Cemetery in Cardiff last week, but only managed a photo of a blurry red splotch high in a tree. I couldn’t help but feel sorry for this morning’s little butterfly, partly because of the cold – and it’s forecast to get much colder in the coming week – but also because there were no flowers to be seen anywhere today. If it doesn’t freeze to death, this little Red admiral might well die of hunger.
28/365 Red admiral
28 Monday Jan 2019
Posted 365DaysWildin2019, insects, nature, winter
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Oh dear, that is very sad, it won’t have a good ending.
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Sad indeed but it’s nature’s way.
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Love the photo! I didn’t know that they hibernated but they do according to Wikipedia.
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Thanks. Most of the British Red admirals migrate here in the spring from Europe and North Africa but some now over-winter, and wake up if the weather’s mild. Sadly, that usually means they won’t survive.
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That’s so sad. Nature has its ways. Have a great week and thank you for the info.
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