A sunny bright day today but with a chilly wind from the north so wrapped up warm and took a stroll up to the post box to dispatch some mail. The return journey was very pleasant and it was surprising just what you can observe if you look closely.
I was very surprised to see a Peacock Butterfly which, although it is quite a common garden butterfly in England and Wales, it is quite rare in Scotland and I have never seen one before. It came to rest on a piece of blue plastic membrane and seemed to be sunbathing although it could have just been eating as they feed well in autumn to build up fat reserves for their winter hibernation. The striking eye patterns on the wings are used to scare off predators and they are so named because the colourful patterns are similar to those seen on the feathers of the peacock bird.
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