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Alien An extraordinary view on a Red Admiral's face, revealing a close look on their eyes and rolled up curly tongue. For the record, this specie is alive and unharmed, no staging applied. Geotagged,Heesch,Macro,Red Admiral,The Netherlands,Vanessa atalanta Click/tap to enlarge Promoted

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An extraordinary view on a Red Admiral's face, revealing a close look on their eyes and rolled up curly tongue. For the record, this specie is alive and unharmed, no staging applied.

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  1. Very abstract picture. Butterflies look really strange from this side. Nice one! Posted 13 years ago
  2. I can only watch and learn. Many many gratz on his one. So tricky when not found on a window sill:) Posted 13 years ago, modified 13 years ago
    1. Thanks. I approached this one very slowly. I think it was in trance, because it was slightly cold. Or, perhaps it was fascinated by its own reflection in my lens :) Posted 13 years ago
      1. Thanks for explaining. Even a slow approach can be tricky, so it must have been a little bit of animal vain:) Posted 13 years ago
  3. Excellent! Love the colours in this one. Posted 12 years ago
  4. Wow! Stunning close up! Posted 12 years ago
  5. masterpiece !! Posted 11 years ago
    1. Thanks! Posted 11 years ago

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The Red Admiral is a well-known colourful butterfly, found in temperate Europe, Asia and North America. The Red Admiral has a 45–50 mm wing span. The species is resident only in warmer areas, but migrates north in spring, and sometimes again in autumn.

Similar species: Moths And Butterflies
Species identified by Ferdy Christant
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By Ferdy Christant

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Uploaded Aug 26, 2012. Captured Aug 25, 2012 17:04 in Schoonstraat 24A, 5384 Heesch, The Netherlands.
  • NIKON D7000
  • f/7.1
  • 1/200s
  • ISO640
  • 105mm