Hi David, Yes the female skipper is Foulquier's. Gorgeous creature isn't she. The Dusky Heaths were all over the track, and beside the road leading to the village, as were the Black Satyr's and False Graylings. Remember we were there in mid July so had a different set to when Greenwings were there. ...

Here's part two of 'Butterflies of the Maritime Alps'.............Ahh those warm sunny days
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kuagXzv53VA

Don't worry Colin, the film was sped up 300% for effect, I'm not that much of a maniac!

Here's a few of the species we encountered

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kt-gufauH74

Just putting together a few films of last years trip to the Maritime Alps my better half and I took. Here's the first, an introduction really.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jlfRhRdBH_o

Friends of mine visited Trelissick Gardens near Truro today and photographed a Painted Lady. This warm sunny spell here in Cornwall obviously brought it out of hibernation.

Travelled from Cornwall to Bentley Wood which straddles Hampshire and Wiltshire in search of the enigmatic Purple Emperor butterfly. We were very fortunate to find this male taking up minerals on one of the many paths in the wood. It loitered there for at least two hours, occasionally flying around ...

A Gynandromorph was found among what was probably thousands of Silver-studded Blues at Penhale Dunes in Cornwall while on a field trip with the Cornwall Butterfly and Moth Society.....http://www.cornwallbutterflyandmothsociety.org.uk/............... Video here https://youtu.be/R5ix-xns5pg

Some cracking 'taras' on the wing at Penhale Dunes in Cornwall today................https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZXkn_-p ... e=youtu.be

Sorry David,copied the wrong thing try this one http://www.youtube.com/user/chippler01/playlists?shelf_id=3&sort=dd&view=50 To view the list click on the title Butterflies of France, if you click on the videos tab at the top of the page they are in order of uploading, so 2014 will be the mos...

Hi everyone. Spring is just around the corner! I have been pining for butterflies all winter, as I'm sure we all have. With no butterflies to enjoy yet the next best thing is to reminisce. So I have been uploading to you tube some videos of the butterflies we encountered in the Maritime Alps in July...

Yes. Thank you Misha.

Hi Guy, Thanks for your comment. I haven't yet found out what spider it is, but it's quite amusing watching it carefully sneak up on the alciphron steady itself, wiggle it's abdomen before jumping and missing. After his failed attempt it's as if it's thinking 'where did he go!' I bet you can't wait ...

Last July my partner Kate and I visited the Maritime Alps. France. We had a wonderful time exploring the mountains looking for butterflies. we saw over 90 species over the 10 days we were there. I am in the process of uploading several videos of the butterflies we saw on to my youtube channel...http...

Aish Tor on the edge of Dartmoor in Devon is one of the South West's strongholds for the nationally rare High Brown Fritillary. The population here appeared very healthy as on this hot sunny day we encountered well over forty butterflies, most in pristine condition. Several mating pairs were observe...

I watched a Red Admiral larvae making it's protective tent in my garden today, made a short film of it's efforts......... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uy910n_YF5E

Female Black Hairstreak ovipositing at Bernwood Forest over the weekend. HD video here......... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lhhHRi_6 ... R3UCMvDcbA

Hi Sussex Kipper, Most were filmed last year! aint seen squat here in cornwall yet this year........

Cheers Pete for correcting url

Hi Everyone, I have uploaded a number of high def videos of butterflies on my youtube site. Plenty of birds too, mainly rarities in Cornwall.....Have a look http://www.youtube.com/profile?edit=1