Insects and Spiders

On The Rocks

You don't find these butterflies on flowers normally. They prefer to eat from rotten fruit, bird droppings, tree sap and only go to flowers when none of the prior is available. I've even seen them feeding on dog poop. This one was feeding on something in the gravel. Considering its diet, I decided to take the shot from this angle and not look too closely.
Red Admiral (Vanessa atalanta)

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