Quick post to clarify 🙂
Peacock butterfly – The markings are like the ‘eyes’ on the peacock’s tail.
Red Admiral. Book says they migrate to Britain from the Med. How I wonder. Catch the ferry or Eurorail? Surely they don’t fly under their own steam?? And then go back to lay their eggs so the next batch can also migrate to Britain from the Med. Please explain Oh Wise One :-).
footsy2 
http://www.bbc.co.uk/nature/19991550
Great link Pussycat. I know I enjoyed reading it. Thanks! 😀
I love Googling 🙂
hahaha! Oh, so you’re a Googlist as well? Welcome to the club! 😀
Followed your link – absolutely astonished. Shall never look at a butterfly in the same way again 🙂
That sure is a beauty Footsy. I can’t believe these beauties travel so far. Gorgeous shots of it! 😀
Fascinating. Learn something new every day 🙂
I love the angle at which you captured the peacock: ready for take off…
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Stunning image, footsy! 😍
Thank you dear AD.
Crumbs, I had forgotten the Peacock. Been such a long time since I had seen one, and of course you won’t get ;em down here, of course.
As for the migration issue:
To quote Santa Claus who once remarked to a policeman why he had crashed his sleigh: “I have no-eyed deer”.
Look at Pussycat’s link. Has all the answers 🙂
Thank you. Amazing! There was a similar study done (forget which insect) by a British entomologist in India. There is a TED video of it somewhere.
the colours are so vivid, really stunning
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I cannot remember ever having seen one of those Peacock-types – stunning.
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I am always amazed how tiny creatures can migrate vast differences when i don’t even want to walk two blocks to the shops! butterfly landed in front of me this weekend and made me think of my childhood. am sure there is a blog post in there…
True. (We must get together one of these days :-))
well let me know when suits you! i DID offer to try say hi when i was last nearish your end of town but you managed to duck me!
Stunning colours and nicely captured.
Thanks Cocoa 😉