That’s great: thanks, David

Another lycaenid for your wing-rolling list? I think this is a Black-eyed Blue (Portugal, in March), based on an ancient Tolman & Lewington plus euroButterflies. Apologies: as I don't use YouTube, I've reduced the video below to a low-res GIF instead (works if you tap on it). Hope it's still cle...

IMG_0788.jpeg I started the Holly Blue season deeply unenthusiastic about trying to photograph them. I’d searched for them fruitlessly before, but this year they exploded all over Edinburgh. However, I wasn’t experienced at spotting them in the trees or working out where they’d descend. But this ye...

It was a great year for skippers here. This first Small was late July in the Pentland Hills near Edinburgh. I had a long wait focusing on the harebell till he came along and decided to land on it :) A - Small Skipper P1123582 (1)1.JPG Here's another hillside sighting, near the top of Blackford Hill ...

I also saw only a few this year, and my favourite photo was also a survivor hanging on. I liked it as a reminder that they aren't as fragile as people fear. This one appeared right beside me on a warm June day during a transect at Little France Park in Edinburgh. Little France is more of a nature re...