Hello Wayne,i'm looking forward to seeing some of your photos.
It certainly makes a difference if you can get a nice composition when photographing butterflies.
John

No worries Eric,wish i could of been of more help.Here's hoping someone know's of some sites close to you.
John

Hello eric,i think you might have to do a bit of travelling to photograph a Marbled White.The only advise i can give you is check out the main site here http://www.ukbutterflies.co.uk/distribution.php?vernacular_name=Marbled%20White Hopefully you'll be able to find some closeish to you. Good luck John

Hello Mark,sounds like you've had an excellent weekend of butterfly spotting.Must of been nice to see the Wood Whites(i've never seen one),but a pity they didn't pose for a photo or two,lol.It's always nice to see some Green Haistreaks & to see seven Glanville frits,is just well cool(i've never ...

Cheers for the info Pete.I thought that they would but i wasn't 100% sure.
Lets hope this little one survives.I always find myself rooting for the underdog,lol.
Definatly a good sign that it was able to fly.
John

Hello Pete,do butterflies usually pump up their wings completely as soon as they emerge from their chrysalis? Or do they sometimes fly off & do it on the nearest flower or sunny spot? If this Common Blue hadn't been able to pump its wings up fully,do you think it'll have less chance of survival?...

I found this Common Blue resting on a flower & it's wings were still all curled up.It was a very pleasant butterfly to photograph coz it so still,lol.
I'm pretty happy with the way this photo turned out.
Cheers
John

I posted a photo of a Grizzled Skipper & it was a bit of a ragged specimen.But i was lucky to find a perfect specimen the other day,so i thought i'd post it. This is only the third time i've seen a Grizzled Skipper & i really like them :D I was well happy to find this one.It stayed posed for...

Hello markatbath,i wont be able to help you coz i've never heard of Mount Fancy.But i'm really intrigued by where this Fancy Mountain(lol) is? And why is it so Fancy?
What a cool name for a Mount
Hope someone else can help you out.

John

V6GTO,that's pretty cool that it was cleaning its tongue.It's great when you can get real close to butterflies & get to see some of their behaviour.
It will be nice for you to see your photo on the main part of this website.Well done
John

Hello V6GTO,that is a beautiful photograph of a Painted Lady.I love the way its front legs are crossed over each other around its tongue.The backlighting on the wings is great,really brings out the detail in the wing.I really like this photo,you must be very happy with it.
Cheers
John

Yo Pete,just had to say what an excellent butterfly resource your website is.Really good work I use the sites section loads.
Thanks for the nice comments.I really want to find these beautiful Green Hairstreaks again & get more photos.
Lets hope it stops raining soon,lol.
Cheers
John

Hello Pete,cheers for the comments.It was a pity the Grizzled Skipper was a bit tatty,but this is only the second time i've ever seen one,so i was chuffed. I've been trying to get a bit better composition with my butterfly photos this year.Last year was my first attempts at butterfly photography.I s...

Yo Matsukaze,cheers for the reply.i really like to know what butterflies i've spotted.
I hadn't seen a Dingy Skipper before so this is a good find for me.
Cheers
John

Hello,this is only the second time i've seen & been able to photograph a Grizzled Skipper.
I like the way this photo has turned out.
Cheers
John

Hello,this is the first time i've seen a Green Hairstreak(what a beautiful butterfly).Luckily it was settling for long enough to get some nice & close photos. In the second photo,i'm not 100% sure,but it looks like it's laying an egg. I was so pleased to see this butterfly. Now all i need is to ...

Hello,i took these photos of what i think is a Female Grizzled Skipper.But it looks different from the other photos i have & the pics in my butterfly book. If someone could let me know if i'm right,that would be cool. If i'm not right can you tell me what it is,because i haven't got a clue. Chee...