Treasures from the shed – part 2

We also accidentally woke up this chap . . . .

. . . a peacock butterfly.He did not seem to happy to be woken up and ‘buzzed’ at us by rubbing his wings together.

What to do? We had removed his winter sleeping quarters.

Now you see him . . .

. . . now you don’t!

We moved him outside into the sun on to a honeysuckle box hedge . . .

. . . where he woke up and then flew away.

Hopefully, it’s mild enough here in Ilfracombe, North Devon for him to survive. Apparently, they live for up to a year.