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<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/38940360@N08/">Manoo Mistry</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/38940360@N08/55611054865/" title="Church of Saint Augustine"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55611054865_31f1159a08_m.jpg" width="214" height="240" alt="Church of Saint Augustine" /></a></p> <p>Church of Saint Augustine<br /> Thomas St, Usher's Quay, <br /> Dublin, Ireland</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/damiano-cer/">dddamiano</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/damiano-cer/55609533247/" title=""><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55609533247_19444ab821_m.jpg" width="240" height="162" alt="" /></a></p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/damiano-cer/">dddamiano</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/damiano-cer/55610751814/" title=""><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55610751814_e338d5e205_m.jpg" width="162" height="240" alt="" /></a></p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/skinnylawyer/">Scarlet Sappho</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/skinnylawyer/55610710690/" title="Emily Bennett and mini-Kirsten at The Lane Boutique Hotel, Galway"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55610710690_79114baff4_m.jpg" width="160" height="240" alt="Emily Bennett and mini-Kirsten at The Lane Boutique Hotel, Galway" /></a></p> <p>For my first two nights in <strong>Ireland</strong>, I am staying in the heart of <strong>Galway</strong>, at the lovely <strong>Lane Boutique</strong> Hotel. Galway-area hotel prices are insanely expensive, so I ended up booking the smallest and cheapest semi-double room.<br /> <br /> These two dolls crossed the Atlantic with me for this trip:<br /> - <strong>Emily Bennett</strong>, the best friend of <strong>American Girl</strong> Molly McIntire, who joined me on her way back to her birthplace London<br /> - <strong>Mini-Kirsten</strong> (in the box), from the American Girl line as well, joining as Emily's companion and also as a reminder of <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/skinnylawyer/albums/72157664777153664"><strong>my late wife Casey</strong></a></p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/skinnylawyer/">Scarlet Sappho</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/skinnylawyer/55610513504/" title="Dún Aonghasa, Inis Mór | Dun Aengus, Inishmore"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55610513504_e26fa010f1_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="Dún Aonghasa, Inis Mór | Dun Aengus, Inishmore" /></a></p> <p><strong>Dún Aonghasa</strong> is a prehistoric stone fort, in the form of concentric half-circles along the top of a cliff; it is a favourite destination for island visitors who come by either bicycles or guided tour vans.<br /> <br /> I am spending most of this day on <strong>Inishmore</strong>, the largest and westernmost of the three <strong>Aran Islands</strong>, using a rental bicycle to cover ground and check out the various sites.</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/82200290@N02/">mooncall2012</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/82200290@N02/55610399699/" title="Ireland Park"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55610399699_c05baf6b8f_m.jpg" width="240" height="170" alt="Ireland Park" /></a></p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/sillie_r/">sillie_R</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/sillie_r/55609433886/" title="Kinsale"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55609433886_d2a89feaab_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="Kinsale" /></a></p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/sillie_r/">sillie_R</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/sillie_r/55609839215/" title="Drombeg Stone Circle"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55609839215_49381251e8_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="Drombeg Stone Circle" /></a></p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/damiano-cer/">dddamiano</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/damiano-cer/55609548363/" title=""><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55609548363_d7320cdbf8_m.jpg" width="162" height="240" alt="" /></a></p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/damiano-cer/">dddamiano</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/damiano-cer/55609480439/" title=""><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55609480439_d32144c48c_m.jpg" width="240" height="162" alt="" /></a></p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/damiano-cer/">dddamiano</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/damiano-cer/55609677330/" title=""><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55609677330_2efa4a42c7_m.jpg" width="240" height="162" alt="" /></a></p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/damiano-cer/">dddamiano</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/damiano-cer/55609273276/" title=""><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55609273276_ed3017683e_m.jpg" width="162" height="240" alt="" /></a></p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/damiano-cer/">dddamiano</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/damiano-cer/55609677255/" title=""><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55609677255_82ea2eb0f8_m.jpg" width="162" height="240" alt="" /></a></p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/damiano-cer/">dddamiano</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/damiano-cer/55609273326/" title=""><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55609273326_d45d975ce3_m.jpg" width="162" height="240" alt="" /></a></p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/damiano-cer/">dddamiano</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/damiano-cer/55609273306/" title=""><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55609273306_182808528c_m.jpg" width="240" height="162" alt="" /></a></p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/indiaecho/">IndiaEcho</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/indiaecho/55609223791/" title="EI-SIJ"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55609223791_734314c06a_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="EI-SIJ" /></a></p> <p>DK525 from Stockholm Arlanda</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/newportcollier/">Mount Fuji Man</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/newportcollier/55608801046/" title="St Canice&#039;s Cathedral, Kilkenny"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55608801046_cc51d9657b_m.jpg" width="180" height="240" alt="St Canice&#039;s Cathedral, Kilkenny" /></a></p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/138932196@N02/">p.v.prystupa</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/138932196@N02/55609119530/" title="Kerry"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55609119530_eb8f935828_m.jpg" width="240" height="115" alt="Kerry" /></a></p> <p>Co/ Kerry, Ireland</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/elparison/">elparison</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/elparison/55608837723/" title="Powerscout - Japanese Garden"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55608837723_a962d7bcfe_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="Powerscout - Japanese Garden" /></a></p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/crunchie-carruthers/">Brian Carruthers-Dublin-Eire</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/crunchie-carruthers/55607860990/" title="Purple Hairstreak Butterfly (Favonius quercus)"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55607860990_b081b65909_m.jpg" width="240" height="178" alt="Purple Hairstreak Butterfly (Favonius quercus)" /></a></p> <p>Glen of the Downs, Co.Wicklow Ireland, 07-07-2023,<br /> <br /> Scientific classification<br /> Kingdom: Animalia<br /> Phylum: Arthropoda<br /> Class: Insecta<br /> Order: Lepidoptera<br /> Family: Lycaenidae<br /> Genus: Neozephyrus<br /> Species: N.quercus<br /> <br /> Family Group: Lycaenidae – Blues<br /> When: July to August.<br /> Size: Wingspan around 38mm.<br /> Larval Food Plant: Oak flowers and leaf buds.<br /> Adult Nectar Plant: Oak sap, Ash and Aspen Honey Dew, may occasionally be seen on Brambles, Hemp Agrimony (Eupatorium cannabinum).<br /> <br /> Description<br /> The Purple Hairstreak is our commonest Hairstreak but is not often noticed. Males have a purple upper wings whereas females have just a purple patch. The underwings are similar in both sexes, being lilac-brown crossed by a white 'hair-streak' and with an orange eye-spot next to a small tail streamer.<br /> <br /> Habitat<br /> Found around oak trees. It is often difficult to locate, due to its habit of flying in the tree canopy; however, the adults are occasionally seen basking at lower levels, on various small trees, shrubs and bracken.<br /> <br /> When to see it<br /> July and August<br /> <br /> Once the butterfly reaches adulthood, it primarily lives high in the oak canopy. Adult purple hairstreaks rarely feed on flower nectar; instead, they feed on honeydew, which is the sugary waste fluid excreted by aphids. Because ants also fiercely guard and &quot;farm&quot; these same aphids for honeydew, adult butterflies frequently share the same canopy feeding zones with foraging ants.</p>

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