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Posted: **Wed Jul 11, 2007 8:13 pm**

Here's a cheap alternative if you can't afford a Sigma lens.

Posted: **Wed Jul 11, 2007 8:48 pm**

Taken at Arnside Knott

Posted: **Thu Jul 12, 2007 10:37 pm**

Large Skipper...with attitude!

Posted: **Fri Jul 13, 2007 11:29 am**

Posted: **Fri Jul 13, 2007 11:46 pm**

Simple and common but no less beautiful

Posted: **Sat Jul 14, 2007 2:44 pm**

Hi,

Changing my entry ahain to this one, taken today.
Cheers,

Sezar

Posted: **Sat Jul 14, 2007 5:08 pm**

I tried "arty" in last months competition and got "Luxembourg Votes", so this month it's going to be "unusual". Not the sharpest of photos, but its a hand-held shot, taken in a hurry, just before the little devil disappeared off looking for a fight.

Trev Sawyer

PS; I think it is the aberration 'richstensis'

Posted: **Sat Jul 14, 2007 5:47 pm**

Nil Point last time, (also too arty I reckon Trev) so let's try again.

Gruditch - I hope coupled SWF will get at least 1 vote this time!
Roger Harding

Posted: **Sat Jul 14, 2007 8:06 pm**

May be Roge

But I've paniced and changed my close up Marbled White for a nice Peacock

Gruditch

Posted: **Sat Jul 14, 2007 10:51 pm**

This is my entry straight from Lappland. This one isn't going to change as I've run out of hollidays.

Pale Arctic Clouded Yellow - Colias tyche werdandi:

Posted: **Sat Jul 14, 2007 11:58 pm**

Trev Sawyer wrote:I tried "arty" in last months competition and got "Luxembourg Votes", so this month it's going to be "unusual". Not the sharpest of photos, but its a hand-held shot, taken in a hurry, just before the little devil disappeared off looking for a fight.

Trev Sawyer

Trev ~ that is not your average Comma...

Posted: **Sun Jul 15, 2007 3:09 pm**

here is a male brown hairstreak for this months entry

Posted: **Sun Jul 15, 2007 3:16 pm**

Brian
Was that taken THIS month!?!?
Roger Harding

Posted: **Sun Jul 15, 2007 6:45 pm**

Yes Roger, 2nd July, didn't see any females this year everything is late this season due to lack of sunshine, will we see any summer this year?, off to n.wales end of the week, hope there's something flying besides the sea gulls!

Posted: **Sun Jul 15, 2007 6:58 pm**

Hi Brian - which site was this at? This is possibly the earliest Brown Hairstreak sighting this year!

Cheers,

- Pete

Posted: **Sun Jul 15, 2007 7:26 pm**

This essex skipper was found on my local patch of open space so I'm quite pleased to have snapped it. I took it on 2nd July.

Posted: **Sun Jul 15, 2007 9:03 pm**

Bardney forest near Lincoln, where the male brown hairteak was spotted, weather if I recall was overcast with showers most of the afternoon, just the odd sunny spell, as I said no sign of females

Posted: **Sun Jul 15, 2007 11:08 pm**

SPBF at Eller Beck Bridge, N Yorks Moors - God's Own Country!
Didn't get any decent shots of the DGFs but they were out too!
Gone for more arty shot!

Posted: **Mon Jul 16, 2007 8:19 am**

Oh no...another White

Martin.

Posted: **Wed Jul 18, 2007 6:50 pm**

OK I decided to change mine. I originally had a Purple Hairstreak then was tempted to replace it with a good Grayling closeup. However in the end I think this Brown Argus pic is better quality:

http://piccies.flybywire.org.uk/Butterf ... usOpen.jpg

Taken at Horsenden Hill on 30th July. Camera: Canon Powerhshot A80, Macro Mode (autofocus), full zoom, no filters.

-Mike

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July 2007 Entries

silver washed

Gatekeeper

July competition

july competition

Competition - July