This morning, red admiral butterflies were everywhere in the garden and I counted at least 70 on both Buddleja davidii (butterfly bush / sommerfuglbusk) and Eupatorium cannabinum (hemp […]
Butterflies and moths
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Fleet of Admirals
The numbers of red admiral butterflies have been building up over the last week and today with my large Buddleja davidii in full flower and warm summer weather, […]
Butterflies and moths / Pollinators
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Buddleja davidii
One of the few plants in my garden which isn’t edible is my large Buddleja davidii (butterfly bush / sommerfuglbusk), a wonderful entomental (loved by insects and an […]
Edientomental / Perennial vegetables / Pollinators
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Dystaenia heaven
Along with many members of the Apiaceae (carrot family / umbellifers) the flowers of Dystaenia takesimana (Giant Ulleung Celery) are heaven for pollinators like hoverflies (blomsterfluer).These great edi-ento-mentals […]
Birds
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Young basking robin!
Wishing my oldest and favourite son, Robin Arne Barstow, a very happy 37th today…..with a young basking robin (rødstrupe) in the garden Post Views: 147
Bees / Butterflies and moths / Pollinators
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Unusual Pollinators
A dark green fritillary (aglaya perlemorvinge) and my second red-tailed bumlebee (steinhumle) on my Buddleja and Clematis vitalba (old man’s beard….not me!) Post Views: 131
Butterflies and moths
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The last Admiral on Buddleja
The last Red admiral on the last Buddleja davidii flowers this week :) Post Views: 119
Butterflies and moths
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Peak butterflies
There are record numbers of butterflies in the garden at the moment, crowding on the last Buddleja flowers. A few days ago, I counted 35 butterflies, about equal […]
Butterflies and moths
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Invading Admirals
There were at least 15 Red Admiral butterflies in the garden yesterday, mainly on Buddleja! Post Views: 76
Butterflies and moths / Edientomental / Entomental
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Butterfly prefers onion to butterfly bush!
The warmth has encouraged the Buddleja (Butterfly bush / Sommerfuglbusk) into flower, but this small tortoiseshell (neslesommerfugl) still prefers Alliums! Buddleja isn’t edible, but it is one of […]
Birds
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Birds in the garden this week
Sitting quietly working in the garden and there’s always something new that happens…see here! Post Views: 111
Butterflies and moths
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Dark green fritillary
A seldom guest in the garden this morning, a dark green fritillary / Aglajaperlemorvinge (Argynnis aglaja) and the Buddleja is in flower record early! Post Views: 127
Butterflies and moths / Insects / Uncategorized
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Insects on Hemp Agrimony
Next best after Buddleja as a butterfly attractant in my garden and complementing it as it comes into flower just as Buddleja is finished: Eupatorium cannabinum (hemp agrimony […]
Butterflies and moths
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Flutterbies
After a very cold start to the summer, Malvik has had record warm weather over the last month which has helped the populations of butterflies! They love my […]