That view towards the Bernese Oberland is something else! I showed it to my wife and now she's decided that next year we're taking the family travelling!
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Wurzel

Male Common Blue

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I'd say Ringlet for that one...

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I could be wrong and without seeing the underside I'd say Small Blue? If it had any orange lunules on the uderside they I'd be wrong but I can't even see markings where they might have been...

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Wurzel

Some great shots there! I too went looking for Purple Emperor, didn't find it but did photograph a male Purple Hairstreak (I'll add to my personal diary later)...is this a case of synchronicity, great minds thinking alike...or fools never differing?

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I had a quick look on the Cockayne collection and there were 2 possibilities from there - mincki and subalbida but both had more clearly defined margins than your specimen. There are four other possibilities - heat shock like Small Tortoiseshells, rain damage, totally new aberration ...or much more ...

Cheers Dave! This is the second year that I've found them at Garston Wood so it's becoming something of a secret hot spot - don't tell anyone

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Wurzel

That Bee-wolf shot is great, any ideas of the identity of the spiders "little friend"?

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ps - I want your garden!

Started the morning off in Garston Wood and from the car park checked out the new cleared area of the coppice. There were one or two Silver Washed Fritillary around, along with Ringlet and Meadow Brown. There were also a few Large Skipper, Small Copper and my first Gatekeeper of the year - that woul...

Martin Down was teaming with Dark Green Fritillary (cheers for hot spot Philzoid :wink: ) - with 4 in front of my car as I got out! Also the usual suspects - Marbled White, Essex and Small Skippers (I've got my eye in now), a pale Tortoiseshell and fresh looking Small Copper. Earlier in the morning ...

Some great shots that clearly show the ink pad effect!

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This feels really wierd as I've never met you, but I feel that I kind of know you so... Congratulations Neil and Hannah! :D I'm sure that you'll get loads of advice - so here's my 2pennies worth - listen to all the advice that everyone gives you, and then do what the hell you want! :D Have a goodun ...

That final shot of Ringlet is great! I've been toying with the idea of buying a High Speed camcorder (you can get HD, hand held ones for about £220) and then trying to nick one screen shot of the flying butterfly :? - but as I'm still using my kit lens perhaps I'll wait until after I've got a macro ...

Having managed to nip out for 20 minutes yesterday I didn't think that I'd get another chance...but managed to wangle a quick stop at Garston Wood as it was on the way to my parents. Started out in the area tht used to have the ornamental trees but has recently been cut right back with certain key t...

Sunday at Garston Wood - a single White Admiral, a very out of place Small Heath, a couple of Whites, numerous Large Skipper, Meadow Brown and Ringlet and I counted about 11 Silver Washed Fritillary - including a Greenish - more details and photos on my personal diary. Also a fresh Holly Blue at Mil...

A very busy day but once my wife was ensconsed with our younger daughter in the leisure centre watching our older daughter have her swimming lesson I ducked out for a brief 20 minute foray. There are some fields at the back of the Five Rivers Centre which make up a small local nature reserve. With t...

Cheers for all the useful pointers - I tried my luck this weekend and found an Essex (see personla diaries - and this is when actually it is still a Small Skipper!) and indeed the difference between the males is quite striking once you get your eye in! Again thanks for helping out Have a goodun Wurzel

Not wishing to offend anyone and in the spirit of "each to their own" I still feel that I have to agree with Padfield on this. Using lures is just as bad as tape luring brids - basically they're wasting energy that they could better spend finding mates and ensuring their genes are passed o...

I hope you're happier with those PE shots cos they're great!

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Wurzel

I like the idea of being able to recognise people that are on the forums as I'm a relative newbie...if only I could actually work out how to set up my own avatar?

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Wurzel