Lovely pics as always pauline and some good subject matter. Keep it up, i may take a photo of a butterfly this year

Hi, Pauline its a buzzard

Sorry same pic twice here is the right one

Two red admirals fly around the garden today and feeding on heather along with a bumble bee
Andy

Had four of these in the trap the other night, another adventive, one of many species over the years. Like most to late to do anything about it, we will just have to manage it. Beautiful moth though with a lovely mauve sheen.
Andy

Hi Pauline,

As usual a great finale to a very unusual butterfly year, will catch up soon and hopefully get out over the coming weeks for some larvae/Ovum etc.

Take care

Andy

Hi, I'm no expert but like the composition! short of lots of practice and playing with settings in the field it takes some time to get the shot you are really happy with. even then generally you have to do a bit of editing, especially if you want to print something. I had a quick play I Photoshop (h...

Hi, Charles,

Its and early Thorn

Andy

Thanks for Comments Goldie and Wurzel, No butterflies today but put the moth trap out last night and had a bumper haul, 4 species of hawk moth including new for garden The Small Elephant Hawk along with a Pine Hawk, Poplar Hawk and a new garden record quantity of Elephant Hawk moths 24 up from 17 on...

Managed a quick snap of a purple hairstreak, trying to get a good one of these may get me out again.
Ta

Emperors from Saturday, not best pleased with the open wing shots and not sure I will have time to get out to try again before hey are past there best. Never been so busy since I have retired
Cheers

Andy

Just had my first painted lady of the year in my garden near Southampton
Andy

Jack,
Thanks for that, just a quick snap on the phone as I couldn't be bothered to get my camera out.
Ta
Andy

Just found this freshly emerged (still all floppy) Large White in the garden from one of the numerous pupae dotted around.

Charles

Reed Buntings male & female

Ta
Andy

Brimstone fly by here in Horton heath this afternoon
Andy

Here is one of my favourite pictures from last year of this species Cheers

Andy

Here is one from Shipton last Aug, not the best flower/perch to be on but a nice fresh specimen of the butterfly non the less

Red admiral on the wing yesterday at Romsey seen whilst looking for the Hawfinches.

Hi its a Buff Tip moth larvae

Ta
Andy