Cheers Maximus :D Bugboy and I are looking into how we get the members pin badge - I'm hoping it'll be a little like the Gnasher one from the DTMFC :lol: Cheers Goldie :D I hope things take a turn for the better for you soon Goldie, I reckon it will as good things come to those who wait :wink: :D Fo...

"pictures of a dirt path with some unrecognisable orange smudge"...ditto
They are mighty fine Dave - especially the final one That second Small Copper is a lovely looking specimen 8)I'll PM you about Sidbury

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Cracking Greenstreak shots Bugboy And sterling work on finding the single Marshie. Cotley is usually a week or so behind as Dave and I discovered the day before but that was still one of, if not the first

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It's a brilliant site for them isn't it Maximus :D Great that you got to fill your boots with them 8) and the Walls do seem more chilled there :mrgreen: There were still a few about this weekend but they're starting to peter out now, if you're in the area next season I can PM you some directions for...

Very productive four and half hours Neil 8) :D Marshies are great value ofr money as not only are they so variable but in different lights the same butterfly can look very different as well 8) Pick of the bunch for me is the last one, the dark ground colour really contrasts with the chequers 8) :mrg...

Shame about the Grizzlies Goldie but you've always got to leave something for next year Looks like you're giving millerd a run for is money with those Holly Blue shots

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Cracking set of shots Katrina My fave of a very 'fave worthy' bunch has to go to the egg laying Small Blue, definitely one of those images that paints a thousand words

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That shot with Minnie standing guard is brilliant and made even better with the guard dog peeking out form behind the grasses I think this species is near the top of my'I'd love to see' list

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Cheers for your further investigation Ernie

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Cheers Trevor :D Looks like the trip to Hill paid off 8) They can't have been out for more than 5 minutes but the looks of them 8) :mrgreen: Cheers Katrina :D I started on Lime pickle, like you get in a curry house but then moved onto I Pataks Hot Mixed pickle -it has the spice and limes as well as ...

"Amazingly, I didn't take any photos of Holly Blues" - were you feeling alright Dave? You've got m worried now :? :wink: Lovely to see the Glannies and the Dukes and those Small Blues are sublime, the delicate scales - lush :D 8) :mrgreen: I'm hoping to visit the Dorset or Wiltshire branch...

Cracking Blues Neil, love the blue female But the have to be reserved for the Brimstone in flight shots - cracking! Was that manual settings or Sports mode?

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Finally Trevor :roll: :lol: They certainly took their time this year, I think the Diva was having a backstage strop :lol: Great set of shots and a Large Skipper too 8) :mrgreen: I missed out on my first at Martin Down by a few hours but luckily I picked up a few after work at Sidbury the other night...

Cracking set of images Bugboy Do we get a special pin badge now that we're in 'the club'

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They are cracking shots Guy, especially the second one - really interesting posture there :D Being surprised at the size of bird is a common occurrence as its so difficult to get the correct idea from a guide book. That's the advantage that butterfly guides have in that they can illustrate to almost...

Lovely set of shots Essex I thought that you'd posted the image of the Duchess twice as it was a cracking image Essex It was almost a case of "Don't mention the repeat image, I did once but I think I got away with it"

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Brown’s Folly 20-04-2024 My wife and K fancied a visit to Bath and so I was to be the taxi service. Once we’d located the Park and Ride despite the best efforts of the SATNAV to thwart us I dropped them off and then had 5 or so hours to explore an entirely new site. I was hoping to find an early Gr...

Sometimes butterflying is like looking for a needle in a haystack

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Cracking set of posts and images Dave - love the smoky Green-veined White and the Common Blue but that last Small Copper is bordering on the obscene it's so perfectly marked and fringed :shock: 8) :mrgreen: No luck at Martin Down, no reports from Cotley or Battlesbury either on the Wiltshire site so...

More highlights than the cracking Duke and Duchess display Also love the Brimstone action shot I'm wondering if you saw any Brown Argus

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