I'm not sure how you can say that the calendar doesn't show the diversity of the British butterfly fauna - at least one species from each family is shown!

Mouse is a good physicist Gravity is the key.

Messing around with telescopes is great fun isn't it Chris! I'm sure mine will be back out the box again soon. The moon is definately the most fun to draw and photograph IMO.

Alexander

Here's my best effort to date: 2000mm, afocal projection, Acer CI-6330.

Susie wrote:If I photoshop various images over the top of each other rather than adding a couple or several images together is that alright?

Fine with me. Multiple exposure photography is a long established photographic technique.

Naturally, as I kicked off October's comp with that image I'll like to see it stay. It was possibly the most exciting butterfly behaviour I have seen and was very pleased with the result!...I'm not expecting any votes as usual though. I wouldn't include video in a photography competition myself, eve...

Yep, Speckled Wood.

I look forward to your pictures Tom :D Many of the shots here have been taken very close to the subject; most of mine are from 2 inches away! It does seem though a prime macro lens is the way to go, and I'll hopefully be following that trend sometime. Getting close to butterflies just takes practice...

Caving!

Some of you will be familiar with Priddy Mineries, but this is what it's like underneath:
St. Cuthbert's Swallet, Somerset.

It looks pretty basic and easy to use, both of which I like. How about some thumbnails in the database? I can instantly relate say Zygaenidae to burnets, but without pictures the more obscure family names are meaningless to me. The thumbnails on UKMoths are an example of how this layout can be reall...

Quite right Jack. But the nights are drawing in at their fastest around the equinox, which is of course what Common Darters know all about.

Just found a chap on Flickr who thinks he may have seen this subspecies in mid Wales yesterday. I've suggested third brood Wall Brown as they live in the locality. Has this subspecies been seen in mainland Britian before? Here's the link: http://www.flickr.com/groups/80519997@N00/discuss/72157607456...

Found some lovely Buff-tip larvae today in my local woods (Binsted). I also found some elm, both here and in Rewell Wood so I shall check for WLH eggs and adults later in the year. Bad news too unfortunately, along a bridleway (old scotland lane) the local council have churned up the previously dry ...

I'll leave knowledgeable replies to others, but from memory Common Darter has black and yellow stripes down its legs, and Ruddy Darter has all black legs like these.

Alexander

I often have large and small whites on mine -mainly bees though as you say.

Alexander

As a continuation of the Kipper's report, here are some of the Adonis Blues from Mill Hill yesterday:

Alexander

Here's my first, a Speckled Wood from May 2004 in Walberton churchyard. I wasn't really into butterflies at the time, orchids were much more my thing. I had a good knowledge of common butterflies however, as I was very interested as a child. Camera: HP Photosmart 715 Alexander walberton 033 copy.JPG

Hi Paul, and welcome.
It certainly looks like a GVW to me. The amount of black marking is variable as with other species.
Alexander

Hi, and welcome to the forum! Yes, it's a meadow brown you've got there. Good luck with your project, you'll find this place useful I'm sure.

Alexander

Hi Dave, If you want a camera that is simple to use (point and click in your own words) then I wouldn't buy a DSLR. If you're not interested in using the features that they have, then even with a better quality sensor and glass the results are unlikely to be a lot better. My recommendation would be ...

Hi Dave, the "Emerald Swallowtail" is correct - Papilio palinurus. If you are after info on it then here are two articles which will give you tell you the basics about the photonic structures on its scales: CURRENT BIOLOGY 16 (16): R621-R623 AUG 22 2006 http://newton.ex.ac.uk/research/emag...