Nature & wildlife pictures

Another new one for me yesterday. Watching a caterpillar turn into a pupae/ chrysalis.



Today it looks like this.



I think it’s a red admiral butterfly. Will know for sure in 7 to 14 days apparently. Which is very exciting.

Butterfly emerged from it chrysalis today. 

   

I was wrong it’s a peacock not a red admiral.
Here he/she is being help outside to go find some food.

   

I didn’t attempt to move it outside until I was 100% sure it had fully dried and pumped up its wings.  Basically not until it tried to get out of the window. Then I went and pick a little buddleia flower for it to feed on and sit on while I took it outside. It decided my fingers were a better mode of transport.