Comments on: “Robin, Warbler and Red Admiral Butterfly” http://marymcandrew.com/robin-warbler-and-red-admiral-butterfly/ Paintress Thu, 23 Feb 2012 13:20:27 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Mary McAndrew http://marymcandrew.com/robin-warbler-and-red-admiral-butterfly/comment-page-1/#comment-30 Mary McAndrew Tue, 05 Feb 2008 14:20:00 +0000 http://marymcandrew.com/robin-warbler-and-red-admiral-butterfly/#comment-30 Hello camulus, <br/>the funny thing is, in my field guide for butterfies it says the range of the Red Admiral is all over N. America, Canada, and C.America, why didn't it say Europe? I was glad to hear that this IS the same butterfly you had in your kitchen! I've noticed that birds we have here, may go by another name over your way in England. I guess it's just to keep us on our toes. <br/>Your European Robin I'll not see until I cross the 'pond', we just don't have them here. Too bad, I have always been attracted to them. One of our most popular birds is the American Robin, which isn't a robin at all but a thrush. Sings just gorgeously! I love all the thrushes too! <br/>Your Blue Tit sounds like our Black Capped Chickadee...very un-shy little bird, will come very close and not seem frightened. <br/>thanks for your comments!<br/>Mary Hello camulus,
the funny thing is, in my field guide for butterfies it says the range of the Red Admiral is all over N. America, Canada, and C.America, why didn’t it say Europe? I was glad to hear that this IS the same butterfly you had in your kitchen! I’ve noticed that birds we have here, may go by another name over your way in England. I guess it’s just to keep us on our toes.
Your European Robin I’ll not see until I cross the ‘pond’, we just don’t have them here. Too bad, I have always been attracted to them. One of our most popular birds is the American Robin, which isn’t a robin at all but a thrush. Sings just gorgeously! I love all the thrushes too!
Your Blue Tit sounds like our Black Capped Chickadee…very un-shy little bird, will come very close and not seem frightened.
thanks for your comments!
Mary

]]> By: camulus http://marymcandrew.com/robin-warbler-and-red-admiral-butterfly/comment-page-1/#comment-29 camulus Tue, 05 Feb 2008 13:48:00 +0000 http://marymcandrew.com/robin-warbler-and-red-admiral-butterfly/#comment-29 That is a very nice "Red Admiral Butterfly" just like the one that was in my kitchen, thanks Mary. Last November in Northumberland was unusually warm. During the first week of that month I counted sometimes up to 15 Butterflies feeding on the Red Valerian(Centranthus Ruber) flowers growing along a rocky place in the garden, many of which were "Red Admirals".<br/><br/>Robins are also one of my favourite birds, I am sure you will get to see one soon. Whenever I go into the garden they seem to follow me about almost asking me to feed them. There was a particular tame one who perched on the bonnets/hoods of parked cars at the local picnic spot, but I haven't seen him for a while. The cheekiest of my regulars to the bird feeder is a small "Blue Tit" who will fly through the patio windows if they are open and help himself to the peanuts kept in a basket near the door. That is a very nice “Red Admiral Butterfly” just like the one that was in my kitchen, thanks Mary. Last November in Northumberland was unusually warm. During the first week of that month I counted sometimes up to 15 Butterflies feeding on the Red Valerian(Centranthus Ruber) flowers growing along a rocky place in the garden, many of which were “Red Admirals”.

Robins are also one of my favourite birds, I am sure you will get to see one soon. Whenever I go into the garden they seem to follow me about almost asking me to feed them. There was a particular tame one who perched on the bonnets/hoods of parked cars at the local picnic spot, but I haven’t seen him for a while. The cheekiest of my regulars to the bird feeder is a small “Blue Tit” who will fly through the patio windows if they are open and help himself to the peanuts kept in a basket near the door.

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