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  • early May: Camberwell Beauty (Nymphalis antiopa)
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Flying Camberwell Beauty (Nymphalis antiopa)

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Flying Camberwell Beauty (Nymphalis antiopa)

The Camberwell Beauty (Nymphalis antiopa) kept me company for a good 40 minutes in a sparse birch grove in the Botanical Gardens in Berlin-Dahlem: The following sequence of events was repeated: It sat on the gravel path or birch trunk for about 5 minutes and basked in the sun. Then it flew up, turned a few laps in rapid flight with strong audible wing beats and finally settled down again to sunbathe.

Photograph: Ingo DanielsIngo Daniels; Dahlem, /PicturesNA/Flags/de.pngGermanyDahlem (Berlin, Dahlem, /PicturesNA/Flags/de.pngGermanyBerlin), /PicturesNA/Flags/de.pngGermany/PicturesNA/Flags/de.pngGermany (22. March 2012, 01:02 PM)