Sunday, 20 September 2009

Drunken butterflies

My plum tree has shed more plums that I can possibly use, and many are now fermenting happily on the ground, attracting wasps and butterflies.

Here is a pic of some fermenting plums, and one butterfly, a red admiral. I am sure it must have been drunk because it didn't move at all while I was trying to photograph it. All the other ones moved about a lot, their most annoying habit being to close their wings tight as soon as they stopped moving.

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4 comments:

  1. ReedBunting21 September 2009 at 03:08

    That's a fabulous photo of the red admiral, I love the contrast against the lichen and the tree trunk.

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  2. @eloh21 September 2009 at 06:30

    Just doing your part to keep Mother Nature happy...

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  3. Lia26 September 2009 at 03:12

    I can not remember the last time I saw a red admiral.
    In fact I think your drunken one is the only one I have seen all summer.
    Nice to know you are entertaining the French wildlife, lol

    much love,
    Lia
    xx

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  4. The bike shed24 November 2009 at 00:05

    Butterflies do get drunk - of a sort. In tropical countries, where there is still a trade on them, they catch butterflies using rotten fruit placed under nets

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