saw my first butterflies of 2009 this lunchtime !! at Stirtloe near Huntingdon they were almost certainly all Peacocks ( i counted 6 ).... i looked for Red Admirals in their usual haunts but did not see any. 3296744451_43eb739698_o.jpg 3297560242_197fb832c1_o.jpg I am not sure if both of these have ...

Well done to everyone... that was great fun. I too thought that Fritillaries of Dartmoor was a genuine book cover !!

I did not actually use photoshop; i prefer freebies & used Photofiltre & MS Paint to alter my Privet Moth.

Charles

thanks for that critique of my artwork eccles !!
unfortunately the top half has now melted so it won't appear at auction

charles

Smelly jeans (no offense Charlie!) seem to be a favourate.... (tho' I'm sure the shrimp paste may also have something to do with it as well!) NickB i don't know if my trousers smell of shrimps.... any volunteers out there ? :mrgreen: :mrgreen: charles ps i am putting some more of the emperor/trouse...

i made this snow installation...entitled

Nel Mezzo Del Cammin

i think it is Turner prize material


charles

ps not the Whitbread prize which is for books

eccles... it sounds as if someone has passed off someone else's picture as their own... re-submitting your own pic is a far lesser offence

charles

ps it wasn't me

have just completed this year's rspb garden birdwatch. ( http://www.rspb.org.uk/birdwatch/ for details ) saw: chaffinches great tits blackbirds rooks starlings collared doves woodpigeons jackdaws & a seagull surprised by the lack of robins... also 5 squirrels turned up ( 3 grey 2 black ) :roll: ...

so that would be 7 * 2* 11 = 154 Jack ??!!

charles

can you figure out my age ?

on my next birthday my age will be a square number.... whose digits are also square numbers



charles

it is remarkable how good the wildlife paintings are & yet how rubbish the depictions of humans are

charles

well done to all the winners...congratulations to johnb for his beautiful skipper close up.

charles

Highs: In England: first sightings of Green Hairstreaks ( on Fleam Dyke with help from NickB ), Purple Emperors ( Fermyn Woods with help from johnb ),Black Hairstreaks ( Brampton Wood & Monks Wood ), aberrant Small Tortoiseshell ( Spaldwick ) In France: first sightings of Great Banded Grayling (...

Thanks for that Misha.... I went to boarding school in Southbourne; every Wednesday afternoon we had cross-country to Hengistbury Head & back :shock: Last summer i explored Stanpit Marsh looking for butterflies. There was a colony of Small Coppers in the gorse bushes there. I intended to look fo...

Hi Felix & Mikhail

Just wondering if Hengistbury Head is any good for Clouded Yellows, whether in the summer or as larvae in winter.

Charles

You can see some of my movies taken with it on

http://www.hows.org.uk/inter/birds/movies.htm

Hi Markhows... i couldn't find the movies on this page

Charles

A further evolutionary step reduces heat losses during overwintering:
charles

i bought a copy from David's bookshop in Cambridge a year or so back. it is a splendid read & would make an excellent gift for anyone interested in lepidoptery.

charles

De groeten van het seizoen aan u Jan !!

Dank u voor de prachtige vlinderfoto's.
Ik hield vooral van de kaartvlinder; wij zien nooit die in Engeland

Beste wensen voor het Nieuwjaar

Charles

A Merry Christmas to one & all !!

There have been a few butterfly sightings around Cambridgeshire this week.... mainly Red Admirals... I would love to see one !!

Charles

lovely tree mouse !!

so now the cat can pick-a-chew

charles