Bonjour Guy

i saved some pics of the blackbird & the chaffinch if you would like me to
send them to you

Veuillez agréer, Monsieur, l’expression de mes sentiments distingués

Charles

the titcam is very busy today !!

i spotted a chaffinch and a blackbird enjoying the plat du jour !!

here's an idea for a competition....

who can get the most birds at once on the titcam ( i have managed 3 so far )


charles

Right - I've now implemented this :) All comments welcome - together with photos of the 4 new species listed - Apollo, American Painted Lady, Arran Brown and Scarce Swallowtail. Cheers, - Pete are these any use Pete ? ( they were taken in Corfu in August ) http://i190.photobucket.com/albums/z160/ca...

here is a pasha i met in corfu

charles

thanks for your kind comments on my vibrating skipper ( ooer matron ) i enjoyed the other pics too... the dragonflies look very menacing in close-up...like something from Dan Dare !! i am reduced to taking pictures of squirrels now ...can't wait for spring 8) a big thank to the person who voted for ...

here is that squirrel again !!



charles

Gruditch wrote:
Between talks there was a chance to mingle and after a few minuets....

Gruditch

sounds like you enjoyed a nice dance that evening

charles

me too

charles

many thanks for the kind offer Chris !!

i live just down the road from the RSPB headquarters at Sandy so i can easily get one there

all the best

Charles

Bryan H wrote:Martin,

Why did the lime hawk moth larva cross the road?

Bryan

to meet his squash partner !!

charles

ps for more caterpillar action visit

http://www.flickr.com/groups/428124@N20/

many thanks Chris !! i like the tortoiseshell one the most

charles

wow !! great minds think alike

could anyone post a picture of the RSPB badges ?

charles

just a thought ( i have these occasionally !! ) it would be lovely to have our british butterflies celebrated as enamel badges or brooches... rather like those golliwogs from the marmalade jars ( if you can remember that far back ) they would make marvellous presents & children could collect the...

Lance : thanks for the ID on the caterpillar !!

Bryan : sorry i meant ekskloosiv housing

i am already planning my next safari to greece !! maybe samos ....

charles

here is a caterpillar in a patch of vetch... sadly this site has since been bulldozed for egsekutiv housing

Thanks for that Martin !! it does look more like a Common Blue....

Charles

this is from my trip to corfu in august...

could anyone confirm that this is a grass jewel ?

thanks

charles

this has been my first complete year as a butterfly groupie... i have really enjoyed sharing pics & banter with you all here !! the highlights of the year were finding a colony of white letter hairstreaks and my safari to corfu where i found the pashas ( although for the first few days i thought...

it is working fine...maybe you could come & wave to us

charles