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This type of wild fuchsia is quite common in the hedgerows in the West of Ireland, particularly in coastal regions where the winters are milder. Often it will produce these gorgeous red blooms throughout the summer from June until September.

They are a delight to visitors and to the locals and certainly the bees love them.

This one was photographed in the Loch Na Fooey valley on the border between County Mayo and County Galway.

Botanical name: ”Fuchsia magellanica“.
Fuchsia originated in Chile and was introduced to Europe in about 1790. It is widely regarded as having naturalized itself in Ireland.

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History of this image on Redbubble

1. 13th November 2010 uploaded to Redbubble
2. 23rd November 2010 featured in the group Beautiful Fuchsias
3. 10th February 2011 it had been viewed 100 times.
4. 8th September 2011 featured in the group Artists Universe
5. 15th November 2011 view count reached 500

Techie Photography detail:
    Image Mode: Raw
    Lens: EF24-70mm f/2.8L USM zoom (at 70 end),
    Camera: Canon 5d.
    Exposure: f2.8 1/500
            (even at that speed the bee’s wings are moving!)