I want to get close to you! Habituation in butterflies
Red admiral, Vanessa atalanta, butterflies are notoriously territorial, particularly when they occupy their favoured spots in the late afternoon. I have been photographing one particular male this month (24-26 June 2020) which has commandeered a nice little bank of wild flowers in the grounds of a local church, St Mary’s, Scarborough. The butterfly’s territory is…