Here are some images from my annual visit to the exotic butterflies in the glasshouse at RHS Wisley. I apologise in advance for any mistakes there might be in identification of species.
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| Harmonia Tiger butterfly |
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| Blue Morpho butterfly |
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| Malachite butterfly |
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| Clipper butterfly |
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| Asian Swallowtail butterfly |
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| Orange Oakleaf butterfly |
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| Glasswing butterfly |
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| Malachite butterfly |
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| Glasswing butterfly |
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| Tree Nymph butterfly |
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| Common Mormon butterfly |
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| Malay Lacewing butterfly |
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| Indian Leafwing butterfly |
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| Tree Nymph butterfly |
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| Owl butterfly |
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| Tailed Jay butterfly |
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| Blue Morpho butterfly |
Nice idea, but wrong signage!
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| Malachite butterfly |
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| Indian Lacewing butterfly |
Now for a few of the flowers that were in the tropical area of the glasshouse. I haven't tried to name any.
A Robin appeared to have blagged its way into the glasshouse and was sitting on a sign near the entrance. It was singing loudly. I had been using a 100mm 1:1 macro lens with a ring-flash on the end of it. I moved gradually nearer as I captured each of these three images and s/he was completely unfazed by the proximity of this equipment.
After some lunch I had a walk round the gardens and checked out the alpine house.
Finally, indulge me please and I'll get the last few images of THAT Kingfisher out of my system. I shall be leaving her alone for some time now.
("I'm goin' to wash that girl right out of my hair." ♫♫ [after Rodgers & Hammerstein])
... and here's a Goldeneye that put in an appearance whilst I was at the lake.
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| Goldeneye ♂ |
