I love this

Small Pearl Boardered Fritillary
Real's Wood White
Grayling
Small Tortoishell
Large Tortoishell
Small Blue
Chalkhill Blue
Chequered Skipper
Queen of Spain Fritillary
Pearl Boardered Fritillary

Heres a couple of little ones for you:

Girl Net
Coke Cap

I'm a user of the Manfrotto 190PRO with ball head. Soon as I spot an area where I notice the butterflies keep coming back to then out it comes, and I wait.... Those semi-cloudy days are good too, when the sun goes in, sneak up and quickly/quietly set tripod up and wait for the sun to come back out! ...

I saw one flying about where I work today, he must have been a bit lost

Didn't get a close look at him though.

Aha Red Admiral

Excellent interview Pete, thanks!

This is a very nice lens, bought and used mine for the back half of the summer on my 300D and love it.

I recommend it !

Hmm I think his favourite butterfly is either the Heath Fritillary or Chequered Skipper.

Aha! good call Pete, perhaps indeed it is an abberation of the Common Blue then?

The first blue looks like a common blue female, and the second looks like a chalkhill blue?

I like the small heaths, cute little things!

Nice photos too

Great news

I'll have to go and visit them next year.

I agree, wow so many entries!!

I thought we would be voting for each category though. I cant see anyone voting for photos in the immature stages section.

If I'd known I would have posted all my photos for the Butterflies in the UK section...

Yep it is a shame, S Tortoishell is one of my favourites too, I remember seeing them everywhere as a child.

Isn't it something to do with a parasitic wasp that lays its eggs inside of the caterpillar?

Well done Oy

I cant say much about the Sigma as I dont use it, I use the Canon 2.8 100mm. I find it to be a brilliant lens, quality is superb, and with my 300d gives me a nice working distance. I think that anything longer would be too narrow depth of field and make it very difficult to get all of the butterfly ...

Well lets hope that they are doing everything properly and also that it goes successfully.

They are a lovely butterfly, I'd like to photograph them without having to travel abroad.

Hurrah!!

Excellent

Up here in the species-starved north, purple emperors are the stuff of fantasy. And you people have them perching on you boots and fingers!

Hah! too true David!!

Yey

How many times have you been stung by the nettles?

Hah! Nice one

Brilliant,
Oy you should have waited for the train!

Wow Oy, perfect against the background colours.

Just as I think I've seen your best, you go and take a better one