LOTSW II
- Rogerdodge
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LOTSW II
Hi
Last year three of us (NickB, Paul and Rogerdodge) visited Switzerland - and the marvelous Guy Padfield for LOTSW I. LOTSW is Last Of The Summer Wine which is three old farts bumbling around the countryside.
At this moment in time we are now in the South of France with the equally marvelous Roger Gibbons.
Today we saw 35 different species - including this bad boy. We will create a nice trip report shortly after we gat back to UK.
Suffice it to say - we have 3 really good friends having a fabulous time being very slightly eccentric Englishmen in France.
Last year three of us (NickB, Paul and Rogerdodge) visited Switzerland - and the marvelous Guy Padfield for LOTSW I. LOTSW is Last Of The Summer Wine which is three old farts bumbling around the countryside.
At this moment in time we are now in the South of France with the equally marvelous Roger Gibbons.
Today we saw 35 different species - including this bad boy. We will create a nice trip report shortly after we gat back to UK.
Suffice it to say - we have 3 really good friends having a fabulous time being very slightly eccentric Englishmen in France.
Cheers
Roger
Roger
Re: LOTSW II
With Pete in mind from LOTSW1, I wish to tell Rogerdoge his is a b$^^$%d for getting such a stonking SWA photo and making it not worthwhile even looking at mine.
HA, but at least I have ballus
sorry Rog. ![Laughing :lol:](./images/smilies/icon_lol.gif)
(edit) sorry Susie, it's a Southern White Admiral, and we ALL wish you had been here with us to see it
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(edit) sorry Susie, it's a Southern White Admiral, and we ALL wish you had been here with us to see it
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- Padfield
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Great stuff! I'm looking forward to your report and piccies when you get back.
Have a wonderful time.
Guy
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Have a wonderful time.
Guy
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The Butterflies of Villars-Gryon : https://www.guypadfield.com/villarsgryonbook.html
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It sounds as if you are having a cracking time, I wouldn't want to spoil you boys' fun!
I am really looking forward to seeing your photos when you return.
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I am really looking forward to seeing your photos when you return.
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Susie... we don't agree you would spoil anything, but we do understand.
Two sorts of Festoon... more to come in due course![Cool 8)](./images/smilies/icon_cool.gif)
Here's a quiz... spot the raptor...
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Two sorts of Festoon... more to come in due course
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Here's a quiz... spot the raptor...
- Rogerdodge
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....despite a cloudy and rainy first day, we quickly found something interesting to photograph on Day 2....
"Conservation starts in small places, close to home..."
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dedicated to the cause......
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- Rogerdodge
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- Padfield
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More! More!
(Butterflies, that is, not naked doctors...)
Guy
(Butterflies, that is, not naked doctors...)
Guy
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The Butterflies of Villars-Gryon : https://www.guypadfield.com/villarsgryonbook.html
The Butterflies of Villars-Gryon : https://www.guypadfield.com/villarsgryonbook.html
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For a moment you had me worriedpadfield wrote:More! More!
(Butterflies, that is, not naked doctors...)
Guy
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Who would have thought we were all going to turn into naturist photographers on this holiday...?
(I too, of course, am completely naked behind the camera on the first shot shot I posted, as was Roger taking a shot of Paul.......
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Modesty, fortunately, does not allow any further photographic evidence ....
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N
"Conservation starts in small places, close to home..."
- Pete Eeles
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I thought the correct term was "naturalist" - I think you've misread some of the books you've been reading
But what you lot get up to in your spare time is your own business
Hope you didn't pick up any ticks (other than butterfly ticks) while your "privates" were in the undergrowth, Paul![Smile :)](./images/smilies/icon_smile.gif)
Cheers,
- Pete
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Hope you didn't pick up any ticks (other than butterfly ticks) while your "privates" were in the undergrowth, Paul
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Cheers,
- Pete
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... a bloke can take his top off to get a tan can't he
.... but I did wonder how I had developed several more testicles
.... now to find the tick remover ![Sad :(](./images/smilies/icon_sad.gif)
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OK, Guy; some more of the same....
Festoons are quite variable...
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...ouch, Paul. How is it that you only find them when they've grown fat & large enough to notice...
Festoons are quite variable...
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...ouch, Paul. How is it that you only find them when they've grown fat & large enough to notice...
"Conservation starts in small places, close to home..."
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I refer you to this link :Pete Eeles wrote:I thought the correct term was "naturalist"...
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http://www.naturistsociety.com/
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Edit: Warning, not for the feint-hearted...
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"Conservation starts in small places, close to home..."
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These topless butterfly photographers - maybe starting a trend.
Susie?
Jack
Susie?
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Jack
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Hi Paul,Paul wrote:... a bloke can take his top off to get a tan can't he(
in my view you can't beat wandering about in a field photographing new butterflies while getting a tan in just shorts
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Michael
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Re: LOTSW II
Jack Harrison wrote:These topless butterfly photographers - maybe starting a trend.
Susie?![]()
Jack
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This is a most entertaining thread though and the pictures are great. And yes, I can see the raptor in that festoon photograph, Paul.
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Susie - You will always be one of the boys to us....Susie wrote:Jack Harrison wrote:These topless butterfly photographers - maybe starting a trend.
Susie?![]()
JackI wouldn't consider it, the poor chaps wouldn't know where to point their cameras first and we'd miss out on some of these fabulous photographs.
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This is a most entertaining thread though and the pictures are great. And yes, I can see the raptor in that festoon photograph, Paul.
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"Conservation starts in small places, close to home..."