We are in the process of getting some new mobile interpretation around the reserves, and as the wild flowers are at their peak that is where we are concentrating our attentions for now. Nothing too flash - a name a photo and a little information. None of our library pictures of Hemp Agrimony were really suitable for this purpose so, Canon in hand, I ventured forth to see if, by some miracle I could fare better.
Given the blustery weather I wasn't terribly optimistic of success but was very lucky to encounter a few really obliging Red Admirals feeding on our prime target species as well as a pristine Small Tortoiseshell guzzling away on some Fleabane. Both the flowers and insects amply demonstrate that common or garden can hold their own with the exotic for sheer beauty.
Red Admiral on Hemp Agrimony above and Small Tortoiseshell on Fleabane below.