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Red admirals on Aeonium arboreum

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Alice

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Red admirals on Aeonium arboreum
« on: January 15, 2013, 10:46:20 PM »
This photo was taken about a week ago. The red admirals were feeding and sunning themselves on Aeonium arboreum flowers. They disappeared on two very cold days when there was some snow but were back when the sun came out and the temperature rose.
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Amateur gardener who has gardened in north London and now gardens part of the year on the Cycladic island of Paros. Conditions: coastal, windy, annual rainfall 350mm, temp 0-35 degrees C.
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MikeHardman

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Re: Red admirals on Aeonium arboreum
« Reply #1 on: January 16, 2013, 08:57:48 AM »
mmm - nice Alice
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Mike
Geologist by Uni training, IT consultant, Referee for Viola for Botanical Society of the British Isles, commissioned author and photographer on Viola for RHS (Enc. of Perennials, The Garden, The Plantsman).
I garden near Polis, Cyprus, 100m alt., on marl, but have gardened mainly in S.England

Daisy

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Re: Red admirals on Aeonium arboreum
« Reply #2 on: January 16, 2013, 11:15:38 AM »
Those red admirals certainly are enjoying themselves.
Great photo Alice.
We had those few days of cold weather here too.
I stayed in by the log fire most of the time.
Now the wind has swung round and is coming from the south. Much warmer.
Warm enough for the dragonflies to be out and about too.
Daisy :)
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