Butterflies in London

Every year for the past few years, during the summer, The Natural History Museum hosts a live butterfly exhibition in a special marquee outside. Called Sensational Butterflies, you can see them hatching and flying about. It's a great opportunity to take some photographs, which I did.

I also managed to get a shot of one hatching out in the special frame they've made for the purpose:

They can be quite tame and one was even perched on a girl's hand:

If you are thinking of going with a camera, be careful of the humidity fogging up the lens as mine did initially. It might be worth waiting until the lens is clear before shooting.

I did quite a trek through London by the end of the day, so I was glad to get back to BasVegas:


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