Red Admiral (Vanessa atalanta), Cairnhead Bay
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Red Admiral (Vanessa atalanta), Cairnhead Bay
Image: © James T M Towill Taken: 14 Aug 2013
Sunning itself on a piece of driftwood, it also favoured a torn bodywarmer and Lynx shower gel bottle, but these items of tideline rubbish didn't have the same aesthetically-pleasing qualities.
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Image Location
Latitude
54.716958
Longitude
-4.360173