AT LAST! After several days searching, today I finally caught a glimpse of an extremely elusive (at least in Sussex) home grown Long tailed Blue. The encounter was very brief indeed and she (I think it's a female) was so active she quickly gave me the slip. All I could manage was a distant "re...

No need for our jackets today David we spent many fruitless hours searching for LTB's despite there being at least 15 of us searching. Oh well.... the weather was glorious and it was nice to see so many familiar faces.

So you literally "got the blues" on your first day back at work and that made you feel happy for the rest of the day! It's a funny old world eh wurzel?

Nice shots btw

Bit if a wait for your next post then Rex :wink: Lovely shots especially the hiding Adonis :D Wearing a jacket when looking for butterflies feels weird to me too,I reckon that if I'm comfortable with shirt sleeves rolled up then it's just about right for butterflies :) Have a goodun Wurzel I will t...

Lovely LTB shots there Nick, I hope I get a crack at one

I agree with Wurzel Hoggers, a great series of Small Coppers there. I also intend to go looking for LTB's if only this miserable weather would give me half a chance!

Retrospective Diary Pt 3 JUNE 2013 This entry comes a little later than I intended due to ill health. Considering the late spring I wondered if we would experience the "June gap" actually in the month of June or not! Looking back through my photos I can see that the answer was yes but wit...

In a word wonderful

Fantastic stuff, I knew Sussex could do it :D but coming from Sussex myself I'm completely biased and my opinion should be taken as such :wink: On a personal note I would like to extend my deepest thanks and appreciation to all of the BC volunteers who give of their time so generously and do such ha...

Slugs Close the door faster :D There seems to be a degree of flippancy in the responses to my request for advice about slugs. I understand that a saucer of beer is a potent attractant and if nothing else, the slugs die with a smile on their faces. What is the best type of beer: Lager, Pale Ale, Bro...

Hi Neil , Thank you for the kind complement :D I am looking forward to seeing your retrospective posts, it certainly will make all of our nights more bearable to read them and recall what has been a really nice summer. I think holding some things back to post during the cold dark winter months is a...

Great reminisce Rex :) and the side on shot of the Duke is lush :D :mrgreen: I've just started compiling my Yearly Tally but first I've got about 7or 8 postings to do in my PD before I can catch up :shock: Looking forward to June :D Have a goodun Wurzel Thank you Wurzel :D it's been nice to look ba...

Some lovely pictures there Neil. I used to live in that part of the world, Dorset is a lovely county and great for wildlife of all kinds, not to mention the scenery. Your posts are bringing back some fond memories

Best wishes

J

Very nice shots Rex, seeing your spring posting brings it all back to me, how time flies :( I agree with you that Holly Blues are hard work, especially if you want an open wing shot :) Mike Thank you Mike I couldn't agree more, looking back through my photos it feels like just weeks ago not months!...

Retrospective Diary part 2: MAY 2013 After this years cold and prolonged spring May proved to be rather hectic as the warmer weather arrived and everything seemed to emerge all at once. I admit that I couldn't really keep up with all the action and as a consequence I didn't manage to take as many p...

Great Wall Brown shots there Mike, they can be very tricky to photograph. They are quite plentiful down my way but that doesn't seem to make things any easier!

Maximus wrote:Nice photos Rex, amazing how she 'played dead' to get rid of him

Mike

Thanks Mike, yes it did make me chuckle. No "not tonight dear I've got a headache" for her. More like "get lost can't you see I'm dead!"

Speckled Wood Thank you Wurzel, they're one of my favourites too :D Yesterday I spent my lunch hour over at a local patch where I had seen plenty of Speklies the day before. I went there with the intention of trying to take a few artsy and atmospheric shots of this late season S W bounty. They are ...

Hi B'Saurus, thanks for your message and kind comments. Much appreciated. I've generally never found Small Coppers in great numbers except at Dungeness where, if the weather's been good, they thrive. Yesterday I must have seen 50-60 of them and that's just in a small area, not the whole site! I alw...

Wurzel wrote:Cheers Rex There's still a few more posts to go - I've been stockpiling them to get me into the winter months

Great stuff Wurzel I look forward that