Annual 2021 Competition

[mwoodley@outlook.com]

Marsh Fritillary Resting

[yealandkalfayan]

Three images for the annual photo competition

[Lbrown21]

These are a few of the butterflies in our garden this year, submitted for the annual butterfly competition

[Allan.W.]

And three from me . Allan.W.

[Jayjetyler13]

Hi, three from me…

[millerd]

My selection...

Small Copper Denbies Hillside 29th July

Silver-spotted Skipper Aston Rowant 4th September

Brown Hairstreak Bookham Commons 22nd August

Dave

[SCops]

My entries for the competition.

[Pete Eeles]

Congrats to Katrina Watson and all the winners! Katrina's photo was the only photo in the top 5 ALL the judges! All winning entries are shown at:

https://www.ukbutterflies.co.uk/competi ... ?year=2021

Thanks to the other members of the judging panel - Dave Simcox, Mark Colvin, Vince Massimo and Guy Padfield.

Cheers,

- Pete

[Pete Eeles]

Unlocked for comment!

[Burnetmothgeek]

Pearl-bordered Fritillary pair, Rewell Wood
Comma pair, Ferring Rife
Duke of Burgundy, Storrington

UKB 2021 (2) PBF pair.jpgUKB 2021 (1) Comma pair.jpgUKB 2021 (3) Duke of Burgundy.jpg

Your photo of a mating pair of pearl bordered fritillary was my favourite

[Burnetmothgeek]

And three from me . Allan.W.

Where did you see your ab if a grizzled skipper?

[Neil Hulme]

Thank you, Burnetmothgeek, that's very kind of you. Judging these things will always be highly subjective, but for me, this year there was always a clear winner. I'm not a gambling man, but I'd have bet both of my children on Katrina taking the top spot. There were plenty of other fantastic entries, but I reckon the judges were spot-on in picking hers. That's an image I'll be trying to replicate myself, but it won't be easy!
BWs, Neil