A tortoiseshell butterfly at Spittal
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A tortoiseshell butterfly at Spittal
Image: © Walter Baxter Taken: 6 Sep 2021
Butterflies were feeding on the few remaining flowering thistle heads as many had gone to seed.
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Image Location
Latitude
55.752367
Longitude
-1.986273