At Last ,Sunshine! Still a cold wind here but nice in the Sun. I was free at last from shopping for the wedding, got my Hat, Bag and Shoes at last, ( got the Dress a couple of weeks ago) :D One thing about the weather being bad I didn't need to bother too much about missing the Butterflies. I went e...

Really nice Brimstones David, at least you saw some thing I've yet to get a shot of a Brimstone but it's so windy here the Butterflies are hiding Goldie

Hi! Wurzel, I went against my better judgement yesterday, I decided to visit Monkton NR, the Sun was shining when I set off but when I arrived at the reserve it had disappeared :roll: without the Sun there was also a stiff breeze, i didn't see one Butterfly :roll: I decided to call at Clowes Wood on...

I went to Castle Park in Tankerton today, I saw the Butterflies I still wanted but got no shots :roll: The Ot's never landed, ( at least I know they're flying here now) a Brimstone flew into the tree's , and a Comma made a brief encounter but also kept to the trees. I did get my first Red Admiral sh...

Sorry about that David, :oops: I don't know how I got that wrong, needless to say when I lived abroad I wasn't interested in Butterflies ,I could kick myself now because of that, the only ones I've shots of up to now are all British. :D May be I'll get a long tailed Blue this year :lol: I can call i...

Lovely shots Bugboy, I've yet to see a Small Tort Goldie

Your doing great with the OT's Trevor I saw two today but they weren't for settling down, at least I saw them, Goldie

Hi! Wurzel, I'm still on the look out for a Brimstone ,Comma, Red Admiral etc ,etc, and OT"s hope fully tomorrow ,I'm stuck in today waiting for the Gas Man ( yearly check ) I wish he'd hurry up Goldie

I love your shots Trevor, Especially the Green Veined Whites I think the veins stand out well in your shots Goldie

WoW! Dave, your certainly finding the Butterflies lovely shots of the OT's Goldie

You've had some great shots whilst on holiday David, love the Festoon shots Goldie

Lovely shots of the Orange Tip Neil, I've yet to see them, hope fully they'll arrive here before long

I use to see the Small Tortoiseshell in my Garden in the North before any other Butterfly great shots of them Goldie :

Cheers Dave, Last year they were in the Garden every day it seemed In the end I just sat there and watched them I'm hoping this year will have the same out look Goldie

Just got back from shopping today and found this Holly Blue in my Garden, the Sun was out and then it disappeared into cloudy skies again lucky for me the Butterfly didn't move, it's the first in the Garden this year, if, all goes well it won't be the last Goldie

Hi! Wurzel and David, I've only seen a few Whites Wurzel and they were all in a hurry :D Luckily this one stopped, I've been to Monkton NR and plan to go there again with it being sheltered and in a quarry it could be okay for Green Hair Streak, fingers crossed, I've missed them for a couple of year...

Today I went to Castle Park in Tankerton , the Sun was shinning and for once the wind wasn't too bad ,although it still felt chilly, I'm glad I went early because by lunch time the Sun had disappeared again :roll: My Granddaughter's wedding is in four weeks and I've missed a few days when I could ha...

Thanks everybody, :D I couldn't believe it when I first saw it, I'm tempted to go back there today ,the gardens are well sheltered from the wind off the sea and when the Sun is out quite hot, I thought I saw more than one but it could have been the same one :lol: I'm out with my Daughter today so it...

Thats fantastic Allan Goldie

At Last!!! I've seen some Butterflies :D I've been doing lots in the Garden hoping I'd see something ,I did, a Brimstone flew past me also a Peacock :roll: I made up for it today I actually got some shots of a Peacock in Tankerton Park and to my surprise a Holly Blue appeared, it gave a stop, start,...

When it comes to picking favourites I'm always stuck I didn't get too many shots of different species last year but I quite like the one of a Gate Keeper in my Garden and the fact the yellow of the bloom looks nice and colour full and looks good with the Butterfly Goldie