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Originally Posted by Wild-Woman  I wonder what species will land on our shores this year, if we get the summer and high temperatures being predicted at the moment.
I was in France (North) when a migration of Painted Lady butterflies flew northwards to Britain. It was strange sitting on the beach watching them fly out across the sea. I remember, it was an extremely hot day when I witnessed it, no wind, just their own flight power and determination to find nectar.  |
Sounds like an amazing sight.
It's so hard to believe how something as delicate looking as a butterfly can undertake long migrations. I suppose the huge distances covered by Monarch Butterflies in the Americas stand out as the extreme example.