Coming out of Hibernation
/It’s not that warm, but warm enough in the sun for these two signs of spring. A very early Red Admiral catching some rays on the fence today. It’s not normally a species I see early in the year. Usually Brimstone or Small Tortoiseshell are first to put in an appearance, towards the end of Marc; so I’m not sure what this one was doing out and about today. The Brown-spot Flatbody moth is also quite early, but a few do come out in the early spring with a larger second generation in the summer. This one was disturbed while I was doing some gardening yesterday. I also saw the first bumble bees of the year this week.
