Friday, 1 March 2013

Contrasting Climes

This week's posting covers two quite different temperature zones  –  well, three if you want to be picky!


(1) Langford Lakes, Wiltshire

It was an eye-watering, north-wind-blowing morning:


Great Crested Grebe






Coot






(2) RHS Wisley

Firstly, in the Tropical House (apologies if I've labelled any of them wrongly):


Great Mormon Butterfly


Blue Morpho Butterfly

Asian Swallowtail


Tree Nymph Butterfly

Orchid

Blue Morpho Butterfly

Great Mormon Butterfly

Achilles Morpho Butterfly

Orchid


Malay Lacewing Butterfly

Great Mormon Butterfly

Owl Butterfly

Achilles Morpho Butterfly




Owl Butterfly

Malachite Butterfly

Tree Nymph Butterfly



Orchid

Fruit



Secondly, in the Alpine House (I haven't even attempted to name these!):

















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