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 Post subject: First butterfly of the year
PostPosted: Sat Feb 20, 2010 11:44 am 
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I saw my first butterfly of the year today. A Peacock trying to warm itself in the sun on our garage wall.

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 Post subject: Re: First butterfly of the year
PostPosted: Sat Feb 20, 2010 4:01 pm 
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What a lovely sight Nigel - lucky you :) Jean


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 Post subject: Re: First butterfly of the year
PostPosted: Sat Feb 20, 2010 10:39 pm 
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You gotta be kidding! Of course I know you arent lol, but I havent even seen a fly in my garden yet - there is absolutely nothing flying other than birds and a few small midgey things I saw.

Hope your butterfly found somewhere warm for the night :)

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 Post subject: Re: First butterfly of the year
PostPosted: Sun Feb 21, 2010 12:19 pm 
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Hi Jean & Linda,

Yes, it was a nice surprise. No chance of seeing anything of the like again today!

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 Post subject: Re: First butterfly of the year
PostPosted: Sun Feb 21, 2010 2:39 pm 
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Yeah, my first butterfly of the year was a Red Admiral fly-by just now. :D

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 Post subject: Re: First butterfly of the year
PostPosted: Mon Feb 22, 2010 11:42 am 
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Gosh! You must be more sheltered than us, Denise - just 4C here, but the bitter cold north wind makes it feel more like 0C. Well done for spotting it. Jean


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 Post subject: Re: First butterfly of the year
PostPosted: Mon Feb 22, 2010 2:47 pm 
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Hi Jean,
It was a lovely day here yesterday, warm calm and sunny. 6-7C
Today however is cold with snow first thing. :( I hope the Red Ad found somewhere safe to go.

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 Post subject: Re: First butterfly of the year
PostPosted: Sat Mar 06, 2010 12:35 pm 
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We saw a lovely male Brimstone on Friday, back & forth over the garden - lovely. Jean & Graham


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 Post subject: Re: First butterfly of the year
PostPosted: Tue Apr 06, 2010 10:19 am 
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Incredibly just got my first sighting of the year in the garden. A female Brimstone 8-)


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 Post subject: Re: First butterfly of the year
PostPosted: Tue Apr 06, 2010 11:47 am 
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Just saw my first Brimstone too, it got swept away with the wind.

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