My brother and I are fortunate to have had this chance to see such a beautiful butterfly up close; we are also glad that we were outside at the time it needed rescuing.
Sunday, 24 August 2014
Peacock butterfly
A peacock butterfly somehow got itself trapped in our recycling bin; fortunately, my brother rescued the butterfly by fishing it out with a stick; he had to use a stick because butterflies are too delicate to be touched by human hands. Upon entering the sunlight, the butterfly spread its wings:
The butterfly remained perched on this stick for about five minutes while its wings warmed up. It then flew off the stick and landed on the ground:
By doing so, the butterfly allowed me to take a few more pictures of it, this time from above it rather than to its side. After this brief rest on the ground, the butterfly flew away.
My brother and I are fortunate to have had this chance to see such a beautiful butterfly up close; we are also glad that we were outside at the time it needed rescuing.
My brother and I are fortunate to have had this chance to see such a beautiful butterfly up close; we are also glad that we were outside at the time it needed rescuing.
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I've never seen that type of butterfly! Beautiful!
ReplyDeleteYou see quite a few of them here, but rarely this close.
DeleteIt's gorgeous. I don't think I've seen one here.
ReplyDeleteDid my own research...a European butterfly.
ReplyDeleteIt is beautiful, definitely. :) They're not found in North America, unfortunately, but they are found in Asia as far as Japan.
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