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#365DaysWild, autumn fruit, blackberries, bramble, British butterflies, butterfly, Red Admiral, Red admiral on bramble
I think everyone would agree that blackberries, the fruit of the bramble bush, are delicious. I’m not one of those people who risks the almost obligatory scratches to go blackberrying at this time of year – I prefer to leave them to the birds and minibeasts. But, at Cosmeston yesterday, I’d been walking longer than I anticipated and my stomach was rumbling so I thought I’d grab a few to keep me going.
Well, if looks could kill, I would never have made it home because these Red admiral butterflies were absolutely certain the blackberries belonged to them. And they weren’t going to relent, letting me get my hand really close to them without moving a millimetre. One even flew out and ‘buzzed’ me before re-settling on its chosen fruit. I got the message and left them to their feast.
Shelly Gunderson said:
Ha! Who knew they would be so not sharing. LOL Lovely images, the berries look delicious and the butterflies lovely.
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sconzani said:
I don’t blame them really. I managed to sneak a couple of berries and they certainly were delish! Thanks, Shelly.
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Toffeeapple said:
Well, belligerent butterflies! What is the World coming too?
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sconzani said:
Hehehe 🙂
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