The Ivy is full of butterflies :)

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The ivy is allowed to grow over the high fence at the side of my garden that runs alongside the path and the burn, under the trees.
It's in full flower just now and when the sun shines on it, it's absolutely alive with huge butterflies. Peacocks and Red Admirals mostly.

I'm a hopeless photographer (besides, I'm only 5'2", I can't stetch high enough to get a clear photo) but I managed to get a shot of a few of them.

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The underside of their wings is so well camouflaged to look like dead leaves that they virtually disappear.
There are three obvious ones in the photo, but I'm pretty sure there were six there.

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