August and insects. If anyone can ID the bees, do let me know.. (Five min vid. Apols for neighbour's building works).
I always get the impression that when a butterfly does the below (slowing the closing of wings) it seems like it's slowly falling asleep. When the wings are closed, and the beast is settled, after a few mins, it certainly does seem that one can get closer to it - like its dreaming. I tested it out this summer and was nearly able to touch the sleeping butterfly. This admiral did seem very tired.
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Forgot my Ringflash so had to use a Speedlite with very little diffusion, hence the really bright reflections.
@pitter-patter look here
https://bna-naturalists.org/id-guide-hoverflies/
Maybe the 15th on the list, picture looks very similar.