Whilst buying the "The Butterflies of Britain and Ireland" book in Waterstones I thought it a good idea to take a field guide as well, but when browsing through a couple and noticing that they both contained pictures of the Large Copper then I put them back, naively reasoning that as this ...

I shall be after a decent camera soon, obviously a necessity if I am to become serious with this new found hobby . I have taken a liking to the Cannon EOS 700D, especially with its live view rear screen ......... To add my 2p worth... if your new hobby is 'butterflies', then many cameras,including ...

Hello All,
Many thanks for comments.
Great Blog and pictures Bugboy,
Gruditch, may I ask what camera your using for
many of those pictures, a pro camera for sure,
and used in an outstanding way - just exceptional.

Hello All, I shall be after a decent camera soon, obviously a necessity if I am to become serious with this new found hobby. I have taken a liking to the Cannon EOS 700D, especially with its live view rear screen - seems a boon to someone relatively new to DSLR cameras, I am however on a budget at t...

Hello All,
Thanks for welcome.
Cheers Tony , I live in West Bromwich, we have sandwell valley very near,
my sons and I often take a trip to Bewdley - looking forward to the Wyre
forest for some "butterflying" in 2015.

Paul

Hello All.
Many thanks for allowing me onto your fabulous site.
Am much looking forward to pursuing this newly found interest in our native butterflies,
and very sad to find that many are in decline but are also being helped wherever possible
by many site members.

Paul