Thank you David and Jack. I've just had a look to see what I can do with my camera to improve my butterfly photos. It sounds easy enough so I will experiment a bit. The other thing is that I always attach the lens hood so I imagine this would effect exposure. Hopefully I will be off later in the wee...

Thank you Mike. I possess a Panasonic Lumix DMC-G10 camera and always use the IA (Intelligent Auto mode) to save me messing about setting focus, shutter speed, etc. I understand your point about over-exposure so something to bear in mind in certain conditions.

Peter

While I was in Scotland last month I took a photo of an Orange Tip nectaring on dandelion and to my surprise the tips appear more yellow than orange. Was it the way the camera captured the image or is the yellowness due to some natural variation/age or specific to the location? See photo (not the be...

On Monday afternoon, I visited the Giant's Chair and walked towards Dufftown about a couple of miles away. Some good weather brought many whites and Orange Tips out - probably over 50 but nothing else. Later I went to Loch Park and took the trail east towards Drummuir Station and again I saw over 50...

Thank you for your replies Scott and Jack. It sounds like I need loads of luck to find PBFs next week but I keep you informed when I return.

Peter

Thank you for that Scott especially the map. Something for me to work on but I didn't know how bad the situation is with the PBF in Scotland. I also submitted a similar enquiry to the Highland branch of Butterfly Conservation.

Peter

I am off to Scotland this weekend for a few days and staying at my sister's about 5 miles SW of Dufftown just outside the Cairngorms National Park. I know that PBFs are found not too far away according to the Atlas of Butterflies in Highland and Moray but no specific sites are mentioned. Does anyone...