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Hello, my name is Annie and I've always had more than a passing interest in butterflies (growing up with drawers of pinned specimens tends to fire a girl's enthusiasm, especially before she's old enough to understand that butterflies are better on-the-wing than under-the-pin).

Now I'm looking to increase my small amount of knowledge, and find good sites to view butterflies, especially Purple Emperors.

I shall be getting a digital camera soon, which I hope will be help me in identifying species. It's always so difficult to remember exactly what you've seen when you're looking it up in a book afterwards!

Welcome Annie!

We look forward to your posts (and pics!).

Cheers,

- Pete

Hi Annie and welcome to the site. We're a friendly lot here!
I've learnt loads since I've been here and I wish the same for you.

Cheers
Denise

Hello and welcome Annie

Where abouts in the country are you?

Martin.

I'm in Somerset

Hi Annie,

Welcome aboard!

What part of Somerset? (I grew up near Cheddar).

Tell more about growing up with drawers of pinned specimens, that's genuinely interesting...was a member of your family a collector..? (only if you don't mind me asking...)

Felix.

Felix wrote:Tell more about growing up with drawers of pinned specimens, that's genuinely interesting...was a member of your family a collector..? (only if you don't mind me asking...)

Of course I don't mind you asking!

My Grandfather was a prolific collector of butterflies up until his death in the early seventies (I wasn't born until later). He was also an author of butterfly books/checklists, at least one of which I understand is still well respected even today, forty years after it was published.

That's tantalising information Annie

Also - you're near the only Large Blue colonies in the UK - the most well-known site being Collard Hill.

Cheers,

- Pete

I know Collard Hill, it's nice and nearby for an afternoon's run out