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Three images for the annual photo competition

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

And three from me . Allan.W.

Hi, three from me…

My selection... Dave

My entries for the competition.

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

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Neil Hulme wrote: ↑Sat Nov 20, 2021 8:13 pm 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

Allan.W. wrote: ↑Tue Nov 30, 2021 5:42 pm And three from me . Allan.W.

Where did you see your ab if a grizzled skipper?

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