Showing posts with label Hortus Botanicus. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Hortus Botanicus. Show all posts

Friday, July 29, 2011

Some photos from the Hortus Botanicus in Amsterdam

A few more photos from the Hortus Botanicus (Botanical Garden) in Amsterdam, where we spent a very pleasant afternoon. It is well-worth seeing, especially the Butterfly House. Check out the photo with the butterfly with eyespots, called an Owl butterfly according to what I saw on internet--way cool. Enjoy!


Butterfly with eyespots, an Owl butterfly



A twist on an old adage

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