being very new to butterflies and with christmas coming soon what books do i need to drop hints about
ive already got the pocket book of uk butterflies
good books for a novice
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Re: good books for a novice
Guy's Butterflies: https://www.guypadfield.com
The Butterflies of Villars-Gryon : https://www.guypadfield.com/villarsgryonbook.html
The Butterflies of Villars-Gryon : https://www.guypadfield.com/villarsgryonbook.html
Re: good books for a novice
Thanks for that
Re: good books for a novice
That's good advice from Guy, if UK butterflies are your main interest.
That said, there's plenty of incredibly useful information on the species pages of this website. That's how I started off finding out how and where to see them.
That said, there's plenty of incredibly useful information on the species pages of this website. That's how I started off finding out how and where to see them.
Re: good books for a novice
I agree with Padfield - the Thomas/Lewington book contains many fascinating insights into butterfly behaviour and superb illustrations - a 'must have' in my opinion. Another highly inspirational book,though not in any way a field guide, is Patrick Barkham's "The Butterfly Isles: A Summer In Search Of Our Emperors And Admirals" Just read the reviews on Amazon!
As David M says, don't forget to look at the mass of information on this site, too.
Mike
As David M says, don't forget to look at the mass of information on this site, too.
Mike
Re: good books for a novice
I will get plenty of time on this web site as its time for going to work in the dark and coming home in the dark thanks for all the advise