My wife and I have just returned from a lovely holiday in south west France and we were getting rather lost on the roads until we found this map!

http://upload2.postimage.org/88056/IMG_71631copy.jpg Thanks for kind comments. The Isle of Wight Council in its wisdom has decided to mow down the tall grass etc. with a large tractor and mower where the butterflies roost, and where this photo was taken. Gone are the flowers, grass and bushes.Hard ...

My bet is Peacock and Small Tortoiseshell. Am I right?

Seen recently on the Isle of Wight. What is it?

Could anyone identify these dragonflies for me? http://upload2.postimage.org/119918/IMG_7035.jpg http://upload2.postimage.org/119921/IMG_7042.jpg http://upload2.postimage.org/119925/IMG_7047.jpg http://upload2.postimage.org/119926/IMG_7131.jpg http://upload2.postimage.org/119931/IMG_7146.jpg

How do some entrants get their photo to appear full size and others have a thumbnail?

Simple and common but no less beautiful

A friend and I are going to Juniper Hall near Dorking,Surrey for the RPS Nature Group weekend on 22 June.

Can anyone recommend places to see the Purple Emperor and Silver Studded Blue near the A3/M3 corridor?

Any other suggestions for butterflies between Portsmouth and Dorking?

Taken at beginning of May

I use the Sigma 105 EX which is fine although it does hunt from time to time.
All my gallery photos are with this lens.

I agree Essex skipper