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I took a lot of butterfly pictures when I visited the Stratford Butterfly Farm recently. Here is a first selection.

More from the vivariums at the Stratford Butterfly Farm: a selection of arachnids. If you have spider phobia, don’t load the other photos in this set. Both are big, hairy spiders, one a tarantula.

Flittering among the tropical butterflies on the Stratford on Avon Butterfly Farm is a small flock of zebra finches. In flight, they were moving so fast almost hidden by vegetation, just landing occasionally. But when they were eating and drinking they were unfazed by near approaches.

More vivarium residents at the Stratford on Avon Butterfly Farm: sun beetles come from Africa.

Outside the breeding season, herons in close proximity seem to spend their time ignoring the other’s presence. Just before Christmas, these two on West Park’s boating lake island – one adult bird, the other immature – spent some time staring at each other.

At the Stratford Butterfly Farm a large gecko clings near the top of the back of its vivarium.