As I start this post it is coming up to midday here in the UK and it has been raining steadily for the last eight hours.
I have been dreading this scenario. There will soon be thirty two butterflies flapping around in my kitchen with nowhere to go.
Can you imagine the cacophony that thirty two pairs of wings will create. My landlord will be banging on my ceiling, “What’s going on up there?”
It says in my lease, “No pets and no more than thirty animals in the kitchen at any one time.” That is why I borrow the Dog from downstairs.
Fizz is not allowed in my flat, she is not even allowed in her own house. It is sort of a farming thing that animals sleep outside. I could get into a lot of trouble today so I hope that the sun comes out this afternoon.
I thought that you might like to see Butterflies emerging from their chrysalis. I have speeded this video up to twice normal speed to make it a bit easier to watch. I tried 4x but the movements became jerky and unnatural and I didn’t like it.
There are eight Butterflies drying their wings out in my kitchen cupboard at the moment.
The ones that emerged yesterday spent the night in there and I released them this morning at around ten o’clock when we had a brief break in the rain.
That is the perfect form. Absolutely beautiful.
There will be a lot more Butterfly photographs to follow.
Amazing ! (and so beautiful).
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Thank you Vicki ๐
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They are beautiful. Thanks for you dedication to show us all that.
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Thank you so much ๐
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Loved the video. And of course the photo of the imago = perfect indeed.
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Thanks Andrew ๐ I have just released four more, they were impatient to go.
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Thanks for sharing the video, and the latest photo of that butterfly is excellent!
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Thank you Hien ๐ After they emerge from the chrysalis it takes them several hours to fully inflate and dry their wings. In that time they roll out their long tongues and twitch their antennae. They must be being bombarded with new sensations. It is wonderful to watch them.
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Absolutely stunning…I didn’t want the video to end. I think I could watch it again and again.
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I keep watching it over, when I am not watching the live ones. Thanks Virginia ๐
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very good video; I watched it full-screen, great focus; especially liked the face markings, which show up best on the one top left;
the dried and fluffed-out one is beautiful.
I have a ‘no pets’ lease too ๐ฆ I wish my landlord would add an animals-in-kitchen clause; I would love a llama……. ๐
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Thanks Wren ๐ I haven’t watched it full screen yet, that’s next.
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nothing more beautiful than a butterfly
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Thank you Mitza ๐ I agree.
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Amazing! A mystery of Nature.
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Thank you Inese ๐
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Wonderful. It must be quite a vulnerable time for them while they wait for their wings to dry.
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Thanks Emily ๐ Yes they are vulnerable, it is amazing what a Butterfly has to go through to become a Butterfly.
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A wonderful video – thank-you
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Thank you Clare ๐
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I gasped out loud when the one on the right stretched out its proboscis. How exciting. Thank you so much for the video!
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Thanks Crystal ๐ I am so glad that you enjoyed the video.
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Thank you so much for the video, almost as good as being there. These are such beautiful works of art by the finest creator of all. ๐
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Thank you Eliza ๐ I totally agree.
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Congrats, they are magnificient! ๐
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Thank you Ed ๐
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Transformation is a beautiful thing and well worth the struggle! Magnificent butterfly!!
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Thanks Sandi, beautiful indeed ๐
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Beautiful! Thank you for sharing ๐
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Thank you Jennifer ๐
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