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peacock butterfly pic

skydancer · 2009-08-25 13:18:25

well it's either a great summer for butterflies or i'm just in a good spot for them. here's a peacock butterfly pic i took a couple of days ago on rathlin island (co antrim). the rspb have just opened up a new clifftop walk on the island on land that they are maintaining as chough and wildlife habitat.…

25-08-2009 1:18pm

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skydancer

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well it's either a great summer for butterflies or i'm just in a good spot for them. here's a peacock butterfly pic i took a couple of days ago on rathlin island (co antrim).

the rspb have just opened up a new clifftop walk on the island on land that they are maintaining as chough and wildlife habitat.
http://www.rspb.org.uk/reserves/guide/r/rathlin/about.asp

anyway it was beneath the cliffs at roonivoolin where i took this photo...

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#2 25-08-2009 9:59pm

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I havn seen one of them in years!!! Nice pic

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#3 26-08-2009 8:39am

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Saw quite a lot of them in recent weeks in Wicklow, mainly around forest tracks where the foxgloves were out in bloom.

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#4 26-08-2009 7:03pm

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thanks dusty87, see quite a lot of them over here on rathlin :-)

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#5 28-08-2009 8:27pm

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Great pic thanks as i saw one in mayo saturday and didnt know what type it was thanks lovely pic

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