My first sighting of a grayling ova being deposited. The female almost arches her body through 180 degress to deposit the ova which is surely unique in our butterflies. Taken with the Fuji S7000 and Raynox DCR-150 macroscan conversion lens 1.5X http://www.postimage.org/aVjU4a0.jpg Cheers Colin

Maybe the School in Glasgow was not the first recipient of the "Stock Photos" after all. Having just recieved my copy of "Butterfly" the magazine of Butterfly Conservation about ten minutes ago I would have to say the front cover looks very familiar. Well done Pete, just another ...

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After a time searching this one on the internet I'm sure its a male Oak Bush Cricket.
On the American site I found, they name it differently but it carries the correct latin name.
See it on http://buzz.ifas.ufl.edu/103pm2.htm

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In the face of such competition all I can muster is a Common Blue.




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You and BC deserve our help Pete, so count me in.

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Hi Brian-looking at my Field Guide to Moths I have the feeling this might be a Copper Underwing as opposed to Svensson's Copper Underwing, the former being shown on http://ukmoths.org.uk/show.php?id=196 Did you see any copper colouring on the hind wing at all? Flies between July-October and is fairl...

Gruditch that is a masterful shot. Has an Adonis Blue ever looked more beautiful.

Great shot and well done.

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Taken at Old Winchester Hill in Hampshire today.
Filmed between Common Knapweed I was lucky to get the shot, and unlucky not to get a full frontal!!




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Thanks Roger your'e very kind.
Its my Grayling searching one!!!


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Found a new colony of Grayling today,this one landed on my stomach.

Took a long time to find it!!!

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Hi Padfield. Cetainly they have been seen this year. I was watching two sparring yesterday at Goose Green on the Alice Holt forest complex but the trouble is they are always up high and they have sense.I think they dont like to get their feet wet. They have also been seen at Bently Wood near Salisbu...

Really nice shot Brian,especially as they are fruits in the background and not blossom as you would have expected.

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Flew back To me 3 times Brian, must have thought I was a flight trainer!!!

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Yesterday I found a very friendly Silver-studded Blue at Silchester Common who was partial to a game of "Footsie".


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Congatulations Simon, and congrats to the best of the rest.
Great competition which clearly we all enjoy.

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Changed my photo to a brotherly pair of Small Pearl-bordered fritillary.

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Hopefully you can see from this shot what JKT is saying. The one on the right is in mid flight and yet almost in focus showing how slow the flight is. These two were 'Mud puddling' where they congrigate near moist soil to extract nutrients. I just tried to get an air shot and sort of achieved the lo...

Took this shot of a hungry female Orange-tip at Botany Bay in Surrey


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I believe the flower you are looking at Eccles is Vinca Minor which has two nicknames namely "Periwinkle or Creeping Mytle". It is a vigourous low growing plant that is an ideal plant should you have a piece of ground you wish to cover quickly. Chose the first website for identification fo...

Whilst driving today I heard of the intoduction of 20,000 Marsh Fritillary larva at a sight in Cumbria.
Lucky Cumbrians, bit jealous? You bet I am !!!!!

Read about it at http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/cumbria/6444643.stm

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