Wow - great find! Looks like ab. brunnea : http://www.ukbutterflies.co.uk/aberrations.php?species=rubi Can you add it in the Species-specific albums pls? Thx! Cheers, - Pete My apologies Pete, I had to rush out in a hurry and I miss-read your reply. I thought it said "do you mind if 'I' put it...

Thanks very much Pete, I wish I'd posted it on here earlier now

You most certainly can put it in the species-specific album, thanks for the ID

Way back on the 24/04/2011 I came across this unusual looking Green Hairstreak. At first I thought that it's green scales had been worn away but on closer inspection I no longer think that's the case. The worn GHS's I normally see don't wear off their green scales this evenly, there still appears to...

Wow that is a fresh looking Ringlet nice find.

Best

J

I only joined UKB last weekend after years of lurking so I thought it's probably a bit late in the season to start up a 'personal diary' then I had an idea :idea: Why not kick things off with a retrospective of my season this year in a "month by month" account. Then after that I could post...

Sussex Kipper wrote:Thanks B. rex. I've awarded myself a more generous 9.75. See you on the cliffs for LTB!
BWs, Neil

9.75 eh! Well allright then I'm happy with that I hope we'll see the season out in ablaze of LTB glory.

Another cracking pair of Adonis photos there Neil.

it was relevant to our discussion about the best lens for this type of shot. I agree and, in this forum, it is always of interest to see aspects of butterfly behaviour. The raised abdomen of the female is a clear "get lost" signal to the approaching male. Mike p.s. from the quick-fire dis...

an attempt by me to capture some action with my 100mm prime that isn't too awful. That's an understatement - good shot! :) Personally, I would crop out the half-butterfly and just present the central subject, which stands as a very good photo on its own. Mike Thanks Mike, I think I will crop it dow...

Rex, Love the clouded yellow shot you took. I recently took some myself in France, using the burst mode on my camera. I waited for a CY to settle and fired away until it took flight. 40 shots later, I got a result (see part 3 of my Chamonix trip report in the overseas forum). It's a good job we are...

I love the first shot Neil, I know you showed it to me yesterday but it looks even better on the big screen, lovely stuff

I'll give you a 9.5 and a half for that one

All the best

J

Thank you very much indeed for your advice and kind comments Dilettante and Mike, I'm still learning and I doubt I'll ever stop

Thanks Jack, you've touched upon the reasons why I thought my '100mm macro prime lens' might not be the best tool for the job. With the 100mm prime you have to get reasonably close to your subject otherwise it will becomes too small, as you rightly pointed out you must give your subject enough room ...

I've never had a go with the 'burst mode' on my camera but I think I will give it a try in the near future, I'm not sure if my macro lens would be the best tool for the job though. Any recommendations? I'd also like to have a go at capturing some Dragonflies in flight.

Thanks

J

To be honest David I couldn't believe my luck when I saw that pop up on my PC screen when I got home :D Just don't ask me to take another one like it, I could try for the rest of my days and not get another one like that! Thanks very much Dave, I've seen at least 5 Helice CY this year and all except...

Comments are most welcome. I have a comment, Rex. How did you get that female Clouded Yellow open wing shot? I presume she'd just landed and hadn't fully settled? Well I'd love to tell you that it was all down to my AWESOME skills, not to mention tremendous butterfly charming abilities :wink: But i...

Today I returned to Steyning Rifle Range for another crack at finding the Brown Hairstreak. Things took a little while to get going but our patience was rewarded when several females came down to pose for photos and lay a few eggs. I think it's probably safe to say that a great time was had by all, ...

We spent a lovely day at Steyning Rifle Range today, it was great to catch up with 'Kipper' who was his usual kind, helpful and informative self, Thanks V much Neil :D Roughly around 10 Brown Hairstreaks were seen and although we didn't see any pristine examples, there were still some in good condit...

Hi James. I'm not too confident about the 3rd brood this year as the 1st and 2nd brood were so late. 2 years ago there was a large 3rd brood. Last year I only saw the one, which you say you also saw. I'd love to be proved wrong but lets wait and see and live in hope!! Mind you, with all those Long ...

Nice work Bob, maybe we'll see another 3rd brood Wall B again this year

David M wrote:Thanks, Rex.

Is it a common species?

They are common in the south of England and Wales, much less so in the north.