Peacock Butterfly

lovely shot jacque, pretty butterfly

Hi San :) there were a good 9/10 of these beautys on My Buddeja all @ once today :)

This is a gorgeous photo Jacque, almost real! So pleased you have lots of them in your garden - I've not seen many peacocks but lots of the small brown ones.

lovely Jacque

Thanx Dawn/Eileen :) Iv seen more Peacock Butterflies Than Commas this year :/ But iv seen a Few Painted Ladies which i had`nt seen in my garden @ all last yr ? The White Cabbage Numbers seem the same :)

wow thats great jacque, i do like them shrubs, keep thinking about getting one

Their so easy 2 care 4 San & u can cut it back 2 keep it in Trim if u think its getting 2 big :) Iv 5 in my garden now & all down in the Wild Area where its Hot&Sunny :) They also have a sweet perfume San :)

sound lovely jacque, may look at weekend :o)

Lovely Photo..

Thanx Deida :) San ul be spolit 4 choice in Colours :)

Great photo Jacque....

Beautiful Jacque....glad you are getting such large numbers visiting !

Fantastic Jacque! Nice to see you've got a "Nectar Bar" going on in your garden....:)

Thanx Janette,Jane/Ray, Di :) All the Planting Of Butterfly/Bee Friendly Plants really has paid off :)

It certainly has Jacque...well done you !

:)

It,s nice to see so many this year , lovely :o)

your photos are fab!

Thanx Amy /Falco im glad u enjoy my Pics :)

Great photo of the butterfly.

Plez`d u like it SunB :)

Ooh Luvly Jacque.....I like the way the Peacocks really glow when the sun is on them....:o)

Beautiful picture of him!

Thanx Janey/Rhodea:)

Striking. I don't think we have them in the states.. Is that a butterfly bush he's on?

Pretty butterfly, Jac :o)

Hi Regina yes its a Butterflie Bush they love them dont they :) Glad u like the Pic 2 TT :)

Fantastic shot Jacque, looks as though I could reach out and touch it. Wish I had these colorful butterflies in my garden ~

Nice picture Jacque. I see you have a Buddleia to attract the butterflies as well. Mine has been feeding lots of Painted Ladies this year so far.. I think the persistant rain is keeping the other away.

such beauty, a great shot.

Thanx Flc,Adoron,Sue :) Iv so many of these enjoying my Buddejas this yr :)

They are so beautiful arn't they Jac! Butterflys seem to be doing better this year - I've had quite a few - not as many as you, but more than in recent years. Also nice to see the return of Painted Ladies, as you say not one last year.... I also seem to have a lot of catapillars this year - they're nor normally a problem and I try to be tolerant of them if not much damage being done, but this year they seem to be everywhere - even on my tomatos!

Hi Sarah i do love Butterflies & its great theres more about :) Not seen many Caterpilllairs on My Flowers ? Maybe the Black Birds/Hedgehogs have eatten them ? :/

Mostly I leave them be, but if they are really threatening to overpower a plant, then I carefully pick them off and put them somewhere theyll do less harm - like on the self-sown nastutians I've got dotted around the place, or on the nettles I've left for them. I've found a few catapillars on some brambles too - weird colourful ones with mad hair-dos!! lol Wonder what they'll turn into?!

Sounds like the Coloured Hairy 1s will be Punk Rockers Sarah lol :)

Great shot Jacque..:>)

pretty!!!

Thanx Motinot/Aleyna :)