Butterflies of the British Isles
| Mon, 15 Oct 2007 17:32 Derek Harper |
I think this gallery comes near the top on several counts: sheer beauty, and as a tribute to both the skill and to the patience of those who've contributed the photos. |
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| Mon, 15 Oct 2007 18:24 amr |
puffinbillyunst
oh for all the better ones I had on slide You could fool me :-) It's a fine collection as it stands. |
| Mon, 15 Oct 2007 19:19 BobE |
 Gatekeeper |
| Mon, 15 Oct 2007 23:04 Mr Blue Sky |
 Marbled White
Butterflies show signs of wear and tear towards the end of their lives. |
| Thu, 18 Oct 2007 22:57 ClementJohn1 |
And here's another silver-washed fritillary, also looking a trifle tatty, though magnificent, too.
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| Sat, 20 Oct 2007 09:39 lizd |
wrong sort of bracket - Duh!
hopefully managed to get an image this time? |
| Sat, 15 Dec 2007 00:38 Tess |
I just wanted to say what a fantastic find this gallery of butterflies has been.
After a truely, utterly horrendous year to stumble upon these photos has literally brought me to tears.... blubbing over my keyboard but for good reasons for a change. Yes I know, silly wet cow...but it's true - at least some faith in humanity has been restored. thank you, thank you - these photos are magnificent Tess |
| Thu, 17 Jan 2008 14:56 spellcheque |
 Can anybody itentify this one please. There was a humming-bird hawk-moth buzzing around at the time. |
| Wed, 13 Feb 2008 17:26 nicksmith |
Spellcheque - I don't think it is a moth (from what I remember moths have feathered antenea not stick ones like the one in your photo) Looks to me like a very faded painted lady but really not sure about that. |
| Thu, 28 Feb 2008 16:19 spellcheque |
nicksmith Sorry to have been so long replying. I have a short video snap of this creature taken on the same camera - a Fuji Finepix - using single frame the antennea appear to be the same as here, unfortunately the wings are moving so quickly they are just a blur. An "expert" on site at the time identified it as a humming-bird hawk-moth but as it has gone into geograph I was hoping for a second opinion. You could tell he was an expert he had an expensive looking camera, and a tripod, and a lens about half a yard long, though he didn't show me any of his photos. |
