Hi Deborah, you have yourself a Long-tailed Blue there.

Those are cracking images of the Small Pearls Rex :D :mrgreen: I generally try for them first thing in the morning as they're just waking up but you get a different tint from evening ones :D :mrgreen: Won't be long until thr DGFs are out - where is this year disappearing too? :shock: :? Have a good...

Spring meets summer A couple of weeks ago I was lucky enough to arrive when Neil Hulme, Gary.N, and Andrew555 were photographing the now famous SPBF ab infraclara + trans. ab. vanescens: I only got the chance to take a single open wing shot before the cool and overcast weather sent it to roost but ...

I've been practising my "SIT!" but OI got some very funny looks when I tried it out on the cliffs at Lulworth today Rex :shock: :lol: That double decker shot is a beaut - absolutely fantastic :D 8) :mrgreen: :D Have a goodun Wurzel I guess it doesn’t work on Lulworth Skippers then! Perhap...

I agree that Small Blues seem to be having a good year, James. Some great shots there, and of the others too. :) Cheers, Dave Thanks Dave I notice that you’ve also been enjoying the Small Blue bonanza too. :D Hopefully the second brood will follow suit. Those are lovely looking Small Blues Rex - th...

Sorry Rex somehow I missed your previous post - don't know how that happened :oops: And what a one to miss - that Pearl is stunning :D :mrgreen: :mrgreen: , it's got it's mascara/war paint on ready for a girls night out :shock: :lol: Lush Greenies as well - really caught the glitter :D :mrgreen: :m...

I'm green with envy :mrgreen: :mrgreen: James :D lovely Butterflies :D Goldie :D You may not have found any Green Hairstreaks Goldie but you certainly made up for it with all of those lovely Wall Browns and Brimstones! :D I haven't managed a single Brimstone photo this year. Wonderful observations,...

Woodland treasures Emeralds and Pearls Last Tuesday morning I visited Abbots Wood hoping to photograph egg laying Pearl-bordered Fritillaries. When I arrived I couldn't help noticing the large numbers of Green Hairstreaks, one specimen in particular caught my eye. It had a more yellow and shiny loo...

Stunning stuff Rex especially the centre page spread Dingy :shock: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: gurt lush :D I know what you mean bout the way to get Wall shots Rex, I only have a 105 lens so that is my method too, although my language is a bit more rural :wink: :lol: Have a goodun Wurzel Most kind of you W...

That first Dingy really shows how poorly they are named. It takes some doing to make those shades pleasing to the eye but there's nothing dingy about that Dingy! I have to agree with you Paul, unfortunately there’s quite a few unimaginatively and unfairly named bits of fauna in the world. Edible Cr...

Looks a bit like a late instar Small Eggar.

That male Wall Brown is really fresh and in a perfect pose. I know what you mean about stealth ( and luck ) when using a close-up lens. I look upon Walls as a challenge. All the best, Trevor. Yes indeed, that makes it all the more satisfying when you do get a good shot of one, and of course they ar...

"No orange but still beautiful" - definitely :D :mrgreen: :mrgreen: Love the Pearls as well of course - they're a real star butterfly :D Have a goodun Wurzel Indeed they are Wurzel, I will never tire of seeing Pearls. Hopefully you'll catch up with some soon. That's a striking Orange Tip ...

James - love that close-up of the Greenstreak wing. I am getting into close-up shots myself. It can open up a whole new world of things you never noticed before about butterflies. Thank you Ernie, yes it's one of the best things about macro photography, the detail captured by modern digital cameras...

A splendid fresh Wall, James. :) A species I need to catch up with on an excursion I think, and I'd be very happy with a shot like that! Cheers, Dave Many thanks Dave :D they are infuriatingly difficult to photograph but that makes it all the more satisfying when you get a nice shot. A bit like Hol...

Some stunning fresh Walls and Grizzlies Rex and cracking Greenstreaks :D :mrgreen: I don;t think I've seen whites dusting like that before. I wondered at first if it was just a messy eater and it had some pollen on it but a really close view shows that they're definitely scales, you can see a them ...

Those Greenstreaks had me going green myself Rex and then you throw in that otherworldly Emperor Moth at the end :shock: :lol: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: Have a goodun Wurzel I'm pleased you enjoyed the Moff Wurzel, they really do look out of this world don't they! Wow! I mean really WOW. Love t...

Lovely shots of the roosting OTs Rex especially the last one with the sun just highlighting the orange tips - lush :D :mrgreen: :mrgreen: I'm about 99% recovered and still chasing OTs :D Have a goodun Wurzel Many thanks Wurzel, I'm glad that you're nearly back to 100% health. :D Ah! The very essenc...

Cheers Rex - indeed I did and managed to get two firsts for the year - although some twinging reminding me not to go chasing the OT'S :oops: Have a goodun Wurzel Glad you managed a couple of firsts Wurzel. I hope you're now completely pain free and ready for those OT's. :D East not West. With a bit...

Cracking shot Rex :D :mrgreen: I'm itching to get out this weekend now, especially as I'm back to 97%mobility :D Have a goodun Wurzel I hope you manage to get out and about this weekend Wurzel. I’m stuck indoors myself and with the weather cooling off next week it could be a while until my next pos...