Thank you ever so much David. It is much appreciated. Will the Small Skipper be noticeably smaller?

Nice Grizzled Skipper photo Wurzel and yet another snake sighting !

How long do Grizzled Skippers last for? I want to try and see one of those and yet the weather for a while is quite grotty.

My debut season and I thought to myself 'Based upon what I know at present I suspect that the biggest challenge I will face is telling apart small, large and green veined whites'. I was very, very wrong. I am challenged by Skippers ! I am assuming that I wouldn't expect to see an Essex Skipper yet. ...

Lovely photos as ever David. That was lucky to have the Marsh Fritillary walk on to your finger like that. Reminds me of March - April time when I wished a Comma would sit up for a photo instead of flying off and a few minutes later one landed on my hand. Alas my camera was in the same hand.

Brimstone in flight photos. That must be a rarity. I have a much treasured photo of a Brimstone at rest with its wings closed which is the one and only time I have ever got close to one in my short butterfly career. Always busying themselves. Snout Moth ! That made me laugh. I have never heard of on...

This was something that I had been meaning to ask about but never got round to it. I hadn't given it a second thought until I read Patrick Barkham reference in his book about his suffering with a tick bite. I usually go out in shorts. Should I not do that or only do that with the aforementioned repe...

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Lovely photos Dave. A very photogenic butterfly. Well, they all are really but these are particularly so.

What an odd looking moth Pauline. I have never seen one of those before.

Stumbling across the deer must have been a real joy. How close were you and were they aware of your presumably distant presence?

The Silver Studded Blue photo is absolutely perfect.

Lovely photos to peruse Dave. Some real gems there and an interesting narrative.

I was interested in that Brimstone Moth and I hope to see one of those now (on my ever growing list).

That Adonis Blue photo is an absolute work of art EB. I would have that photo converted in to a canvass and have it on the wall of my house if I had taken that. Excellent.

Lovely photos everyone. I was quite taken with the White Admiral and the Dark Green Fritillaries and the Marbled White still fascinates. It's a great hobby is this with the cast of the show seeming to change each month. You can probably imagine how fascinating this is for me in my first season. Just...

Wow ! That's what a Marbled White looks like then. What a fantastic and quite quirky looking butterfly. I can see why it gets its name. Wonderful photo Stevie (and all of the others on the June page thus far). Every photo on this website is awesome.

Thank you ever so much Guy. The knowledge that you have (and everyone on here) leaves me in awe. To even be able to determine a gender is incredible. I am extremely grateful for all the help that I get with my learning.

I hope that you don't mind me adding to this thread Whatasketch rather than create a new one. Every day is a joy in my debut butterfly season. In the last few days I have seen 3 that I have never seen before ! I would really welcome your help with the identification of the 3. When I took this first ...

Fantastic photos everyone, a real joy to look at and extemely educational for this novice. Interesting to note that I may see a Painted Lady before too long in South Derbyshire.

Quite a few extremely colourful, crisp, pristine and lively Small Tortoiseshells appeared here on Saturday.

Thank you Barrie for your extremely informative response. Yes, I am 6 miles from Burton Upon Trent and I work in the town. I do receive the regular updates from Ken and exchange emails with him with regards the 2 transects I have established. I would be extremely interested in the Silver-washed Frit...

Thank you for your informative snakes post Zigzag. I was really interested in your mat story. It made me think about doing likewise. However, my cats like sitting on anything that I put on the lawn so that might not work.

Otep ,I don,t know where you are in the UK ,but I can guarantee that someone on these forums will happily answer your questions, ie; where to go and how to look for butterflies in your area ,I mean straightaway, Jack is up in Scotland and I'm at the other end of UK, and theres people dotted around ...

Fantastic photos Pauline. I really enjoyed looking at those. Jaffa looks in fine health too and extremely contented.

Talk and pictures of snakes makes me optimistic that I might seen one too. I have only ever seen one wild snake and that was when I was roughly about 6 years old. This one would be fine if I was currently aged 15 but I am 52. Grizzled Skippers are lovely looking butterflies aren't they. I hope I see...