Hi Jack ,there are lots of "How to Videos on youtube" , complicated, I quickly gave up, you could as an alternative take your video and put it on youtube .

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Nature often seems to provide little mysteries, at one of our favourite spots when my wife and I make our annual September sea food visit to Château d’Oléron  is the Point St Clement,Charente-Maritime, a convenient stop over before continuing to Château d’Oléron,on the l'ile d'Oléron The Point St Cl...

Yesterday was warm and sunny here in sunny Somerset so I  sat in the garden camera at the ready ,didn't have long to wait ,clocked up three species visiting the spring polys that are now in full bloom.
Spring is bustin' out all over.

Oh what a good suggestion Pete, here are ten from last year,as you say it is a great disappoints not to be able to search for Iolas Blue (Iolana iolas)  I am a few months from eighty so if the dreaded Corvid virus doesn't get me  infirmity will surly restrict my visits to France, by the way a friend...

Advice to all.
IF By Rudyard Kipling
If you can keep your head when all about you
Are losing theirs etc ..............

Large Copper (Lycaena dispar)

Here in Somerset,spring is in the air
One Brimstone, one Small Tortoiseshell seen this morning.
Westhay NNR the G-c-Grebes are nest building. https://jamesgibbs6929.zenfolio.com/p57 ... #he5c030e2

My copy arrived yesterd,I fully agreed with Mr R Gibbons comments,Weighing in at 2.234 kg it is indeed a weighty tome packed with information, I particularly like the graph showing flight times, now I hope I can put it to good use and enjoy a good visit, lovely places to visit. The picture of a four...

To one and all at UKB have a great new year.

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I have just received details of the
Atlas coordinated by the Conservatoire d’espaces naturels Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur it was sent to me as a participant by sonia.richaud@cen-paca.org
if any UKB members  would be interested details can be found here  https://www.naturographe-editions.fr/ 

Gatekeeper (Pyronia tithonus) Drôme, France.
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A contribution from La Brenne, France. https://jamesgibbs6929.zenfolio.com/p22 ... #hdbecfb2f

Can someone please help identify the butterflies.? Blues seen on the route to the Col du Bonnett JUI_0415 3x2.jpg JUI_0421 3x2.jpg Seen at the col de Lombard with Mr R Gibbons.Hi Roger. JUI_0357 3x2 col de Lombaed R Gibbons.jpg One of the two on the first picture seems so much smaller, is this a dif...

Latticed Heath Chiasmia clathrata. perhaps ?


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At 15-30 this afternoon in my garden here in Somerset far from the Sahara, a magnificent painted lady,I think its a gentelman ?, could this be from one of  three I had early this and seen 20-10-2019 https://jamesgibbs6929.zenfolio.com

Hello Guy, David ,when I researched my trip to the Godalesque valley I found photos and maps showing the Balkan Fritillary (Boloria graeca) on this website https://observation.org/index.php so I planed my visit in hopes of finding this butterfly, seems as if research has paid of. Thank you both. htt...

Last few from Godalque,the Right Hand track Two Queens, A beautiful Queen of Spain JUI_0273_01 3x2 Queen of Spain Fritillary (Issoria lathonia).jpg Titania's Fritillary ?? queen of the fairies, over and under shots. Titania's Fritillary (Boloria titania).jpg Titania's Fritillary (Boloria titania) (2...

More pictures from the Godalesque valley, I expect you will also identify the frits as Meadow David but I always  live in hope for something new. Picture No 6 Purple-edged Copper (Lycaena hippothoe) eurydame ? https://jamesgibbs6929.zenfolio.com Included, pictures of the Godalesque valley left hand ...

The Alps 2019,Belvédère,Godalesque valley. A splendid day for our visit to the beautiful Godalesque valley that we first visited in 2001, the road to Belvédère is steep with many bends, after passing the village driving becomes more challenging, the road is very narrow for much of the distance to th...

Hello Matsukaze, go to Google earth tap in Montes Universales, Spain, campsites, a list of campsites should appear, click on the red label a description of the campsite will appear, this will give you information on the site. Drag the little red man to the blue road marker ,you can then drive and ta...

Hello David ,Am I right in identifying butterfly picture no1 and no2 as  Escher's Blue (Polyommatus escheri) previous post thank you. More pictures from camping at Roquebillière https://jamesgibbs6929.zenfolio.com MAY_9895 3x2.jpg MAY_9887 3x2.jpg MAY_9883 3x2.jpg MAY_9881_00001 3x2 Swallowtail (Pap...