Hi! Wurzel and David, Sparrow Hawks always look haughty Wurzel but it was challenged one day when it got too near a Magpies nest :D It was challenged by the Female and the Male, it's the first time I'd seen a bird get so close , I'v seen Seagulls have a go but they were always flying :D I've put a p...

I was once again at Seasalter when I saw the Small Skipper, I'd been there quite a lot looking for the Large Skipper and was surprised when I found the SK
and hadn't seen the large at all, it was the 5th July , I never saw the LK at all last year which I thought rather strange Goldie

I saw the Small Tortoiseshell on the 15th of June at Herne Bay, I decided to take a walk by the sea so I took the path where I knew some plants were still not suffering too much from the hot Sun, I also went out about 4pm, I've learnt from experience that if it's too hot the Butterflies are more abu...

Hi! David you've got some lovely shots there of the Butterflies Must be lovely where you live Goldie

Hi! Wurzel, love your shots of the Clouded Yellow's Soon be our Birthdays as well I think you mentioned yours was in February Goldie

I was just looking back over some of the shots I'd taken in my previous garden of the larger birds that used to visit every year. I lived near two Nature reserves and was able to visit them, which I miss doing here, having said that the Butterflies here have made up for that :D I'm always surprised ...

I was at Temple Ewell on the 15th June and again on the 10th of August, I was pleased to see the Small Blue but found it hard to get too many shots, they were very active, the vegetation was very high in August ,it was a case of wait patiently don't move Goldie

I was at Seasalter i8th of May , after I saw the Copper I thought most of the other Butterflies would look much the same, a lot of them did the exception being this Small Heath I managed to get a shot of before it disappeared Goldie

There are so many lovely Small Coppers posted that I almost didn't post the one and only one I saw last year :roll: I was at Seasalter when I spotted the Copper, poor thing was in a poor state it was on the 18th of May and I suppose the weather had been the cause, it didn't get any better there thro...

Hi! David, being near my family as been great and I'm glad I moved South My Grandson and Daughter have done a lot in keeping me on the move

My Granddaughter's getting married this Spring so lots to look forward to,( including the Butterflies ,) lets hope the weather stays kind Goldie

I saw the Silver Spotted Kipper at Temple Ewell on the 10th of August, I was lucky because a group of people arrived later and didn't see any, I was stood on the slope when I saw the Skipper fly onto the flower in the photo and I managed just a couple of quick shots from a distance Goldie

I took my shots in the Back garden on the 11th of June, the Red Admiral was in the garden from June to September and later, they were certainly plentiful last year, the weather seemed to suit them , not too hot. Goldie

I saw my Ringlets in Blean Woods, they didn't settle for very long , not surprising with the weather like it was , very cloudy at times, when the Sun did appear they took advantage of it right a way 10th of July Goldie

Hi! Wurzel, hope fully I'll get some shots of those Grizzles this year, I know where to go now, my Grandson says we'll go earlier this year," so hope fully" :D Hi! David, I've tried my best with the garden, my next door neighbour how ever grows Bamboo which is trying to take over all along...

Thanks Mike, a Happy New Year to you has well :D I'm trying my best to get the last few Butterfly shots but age is catching up on me, :D Talk about( the mind is willing but the bodies not) :lol: It's good to hear from you and that your still enjoying the Butterflies, I'm hoping I can get a few more ...

I was pleased when I saw the Peacock in my Garden earlier In the year, but in July they were Numerous, On the 13th this beauty landed Goldie

I saw the Orange Tip in Tankerton Castle Park on the 9th May, I'd to be careful of the flower beds but luckily it paused in the Daises for a short time Goldie

I saw the Painted Lady on a Visit to Reculver on the 6th of July, I was surprised to see the Butterfly looking so fresh and I was lucky when it landed just in front of me. Goldie

I saw my Meadow Browns in East Blean Woods in June when I was looking for the Heath's, for once they not in long grass Goldie

Hi! Wurzel, I've got 50 species so far, still a few to go, but new ones keep cropping up :D I've decided to just enjoy the shots I've got and try to improve on the shots I've taken, I just hope next year is better weather wise, this year was a bit of a disaster ,I was out a lot but missed quite a fe...