A welcome to UKB from me as well, Robin! Looking forward to you sharing with us what you see over the other side of the Atlantic. :) The Brooke Bond cards (followed by the Observer's Book of Butterflies) were what got me hooked too - they make interesting reading even now. The Monarchs are still wi...

Hello from autumnal, rural New York State. I first became a butterfly enthusiast when Brooke Bond introduced their British Butterflies tea cards in - 1964, was it? Then my father gave me a copy of Richard South’s field guide, and I haven’t looked back since. Now retired, I divide my time between nor...