Thanks for the encouragement! Yup, the pic is one of my own efforts, taken in the meadow behind our house which always used to be alive with Orange Tips in May. Sadly, in their infinite wisdom, whoever ownes the meadow mowed it this year, and I never saw a single Orange Tip. :cry: The pics are store...

Fantastic pic! Think it pretty much clinches it- all the Frits I saw were Cardinals- a species I confess to never having heard of before.

http://upload2.postimage.org/88056/IMG_71631copy.jpg Thanks for kind comments. The Isle of Wight Council in its wisdom has decided to mow down the tall grass etc. with a large tractor and mower where the butterflies roost, and where this photo was taken. Gone are the flowers, grass and bushes.Hard ...

Thanks for the input folks- and once again, I'm in awe of the deapth of knowlege shown!! I've Googled as many possible combinations of words as I can think of to find a guide to butterfly species on Crete, and can find nothing of any use! As for those fritillaries, as I said, at the time, I'd though...

Were also lots of large Fritillaries around, which I initially thought were all the same species, but now I'm not so sure! http://i52.photobucket.com/albums/g29/55bloke/IMG_1170.jpg http://i52.photobucket.com/albums/g29/55bloke/IMG_1388.jpg http://i52.photobucket.com/albums/g29/55bloke/IMG_1395a.jpg...

We've just returned from a two week holiday on Crete and, of course, butterfly spotting was on the agenda! Here's a few pics, and would like help identifying a few please! 1st up, a not particularly good pic of a Swallowtail, but unusual, I think, as it's in flight. http://i52.photobucket.com/albums...

Hi!! I'm a new member of this Forum, and I'm in awe of what I've seen so far!! Firstly, the level of knowlege displayed, and the helpfullness and friendliness. Secondly, the quality of the photography- I'm still not sure if I'm inspired, or if I should just throw the camera away!! And third, the num...