Butterfly videos from the Ö÷²¥´óÐã archive
| 18:30 UK time, Tuesday, 27 July 2010
We've gone butterfly bonkers this week on the Nature UK site and today we want to share some of our favourite encounters with these special insects from the Ö÷²¥´óÐã archive.
First up here's a clip of Bill Oddie getting incredibly close to the magnificent adonis blue butterfly in a wildflower meadow in Kent.
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Next, Alan Titchmarsh headed to the top of the canopy for The Nature of Britain to glimpse the dining habits of purple emperors.
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On one of his many trips out with the poodles, Chris Packham was also on the trail of purple emperors. Watch him employ some pretty disgusting techniques learned from the Victorians to lure these impressive beauties.
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Bill Oddie had more luck on a cloudy afternoon by the coast spotting some of our best known butterflies.
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Finally, Mike Dilger's seven hours hunting in the reed beds of Norfolk for Nature's Calendar were rewarded with a sight of Britain's largest butterfly.
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We hope you enjoyed those clips. You can see hundreds more of the best from the Ö÷²¥´óÐã archives on Wildlife Finder
Let us know what you think of the clips in the comments. Which is your favourite?
Comment number 1.
At 28th Jul 2010, Steve Maskell wrote:We really do seem to be having 'Butterfly Summer' this year and we've noticed many more butterflies in our garden and the countryside than usual.
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