Interesting to see the open wing GH shot

Glorious photos but I don’t envy you the car groundings.

Thanks David. There were 2 near each other.

Looks like your camera got plenty of action too. How many do you think were there?

Wow! I love the small copper in context shot and the Peacock. I award you

Thanks Trevor, I was pleased with it. I think it is the little flowers of the Salad Burnet that makes it.

Bonus photo cropped

Sounds like plenty of action at Cotley!

Another trip to Mill Hill this evening. It was a pleasure to bump into John. There were a lot of Small Heaths , some Common Blues, Some Dingy and Grizzles Skippers, my first Adonis Blue of the year (2 o 3), a Peacock and some lacewings Thanks to John for sharing the grizzled skipper. The star of the...

Sounds like a fantastic day. For the GH pair .
I am intrigued what a mixed pickle sandwich is.
Also the click step made me chuckle - I click step a lot

Nice specklies. The top one has a nice greenish tinge.

Thanks Wurzel. I don’t think ut was an early night for them as I was there from 2.30 and I read someone who went in the morning didn’t see any. It is a large wood though so they could have congregated elsewhere.

Thanks Trevor ,
Contemplating wether to try again or move on to another butterfly

Same GH photo more cropped

Thanks Trevor, good luck in Wiltshire. Out of interest how many PBFs did you see when you went to Abbots Wood and saw the mating pair. Hard to know if they are late, having a bad year or conditions weren’t right. I should have said thanks to John as well as I wouldn’t have gone to Mill Hill thinking...

This afternoon I went to Abbots Wood arriving at about 2.30 and leaving after 5.30 Surprisingly I only saw one PBF which was along the path not in a usual site . Had I known it was the only one I would have spent more than 15 seconds trying to find it after it flew behind a mound. I found a Small Co...

Thanks David and Wurzel!

I will have to award you for the mating Pearls and the GHs. Well done for being in the right place at the right time

That Green Underside Blue is very attractive - good shot!

I agree , great capture of the Mother Shipton - they are very tricky to photograph - normally fly away I find.