Large Tortoiseshell in March? Challenge accepted, although the Spring didn't arrive here yet.

No chance to annoy The Annoying Czech!

I can't believe there's only one location with "Duskies" in the whole Bulgaria. Anyway, good website for such a "forgotten" country. Great data coverage.

I am with you on the sudden appearance of species, they do seem to turn up overnight. The Map butterflies were the most obvious. From zero to many in the wink of an eye. Are they migrating, if so where from? Maybe they are just dormant and appear when the weather reaches a certain temperature. (and...

Hey, Mr. Bulgarian! I'm a 'continental European' too and I'm yearly having that Map Butterfly Spring outbreak as well :mrgreen: (Followed by Brimstones and Chequered Skippers that I really don't know from where the hell they suddenly came.) Nice photos, and damn you to hell for having those Festoons...

I actually have my "backup Queen of Spain" - since one imago lived right behind my house for nearly a month, I had tonns of time for a proper photo and we eventually became friends . I strongly believe the friendship was based on my delicious sweat. I'm also offering to anyone interested m...

I'm trying to reduce anarchy and mess in my 2011s photos and saving this lovely imago for the time to come, not to end up in rubbish as 97% of content. Maybe it's a good time to start up the Queen related thread :wink: Ohh, Vince M. will certainly kill me :D This is also an one of my 'goodbye, sweet...

I think I can equal your winter suffering, Guy

The guy refused shipping outside UK.

So my personal war continues.

THANKS

It looks incredibly cheap. Or incredibly worn. It costs 400 - 450 GBP here in the Third World market

Oh, time to get used to eBay.

Hi there, I'm intending to buy Sigma 105mm f/2.8 EX DG Macro Olympus for my Olympus E-450 for some time. It's such a rare stuff so I have to search it more worldwide. So that your tips with a good (cheap) buy are most welcomed, bazaar or brand-new. Also, feel free to offer me any alternative solutio...

http://img109.imageshack.us/img109/2969/perletovecstribropasek2.jpg 2011-08-02; GPS for Google Maps: 49.358263,18.144747 (Valasske Mts., CZE) Olympus E-450, 14-42 mm kit This is one of the species more impressive in real-time than on the photo. Since SWF is a common Central European species even ma...

After all-season butterflying with (very cheap) 14-42 mm kit for Olympus took the view that • it's truly a disaster for shooting Emperors (generally first butterflies to be frightened away from the ground; "teleobjective-friendly branch species; highly intolerable to close approach / your shado...

Let there be light! Although I failed in realizing some plans, 2011 season was a hugely successful butterfly comeback for me. And a great pleasure too. Some of the reasons: • I maintained focused from April to late September with peak from June to August '11 • Created a 60-paged document of local bu...

http://img847.imageshack.us/img847/2192/zlutasekresetlakovy.jpg I find Mr. Gonepteryx the worst "model" of all species I got into touch with. However, with the lemon-coloured males calmly sitting on the ground, is the contrast and the whole situation much better. The species is available ...

I'm somehow hoping to see Gread Banded Grayling finally in my village.

Most recently, he's been seen 25 km west by south. So, maybe some viable female will go for a trip...

Only Large Coppers and Red Army were more capable colonizers of the region

I'm still laughing at that Pawpawsaurus' stuff. What a fail! My moral winner.

Thanks for your butterfly tour over the France, Roger.

I see there a very strong Alpine aspect that I generally have to spare.

Which species are you going to chase now? What about that Dusky Large Blue?

I googled a bit around Podlaskie and googled and googled... and suddenly caught myself reading through some conservation-oriented pdf about biology and ecology of Jutta Arctic in Nove Bagno, Podlasie, Poland :) The only relevant question is, how much the petrol cost in Polska :D I imagine I could ta...

David M: not really, but I'm so young & stupid and the mountain roads and serpentines I'm driving through are so alluring
(Butterflying is a drug)

Ah, good summer times...

Hells bells! Another Slavonian in the forums! Dzien dobry :D I clearly see Poland list of butterflies is far more similar to Czech one than the UK butterfly fauna. Even in case of such out-of-the-way corner of Poland. Saving some more cryophylic or eastern species (Argynnis laodice, Carterocephalus ...