Some Snaps

Regular viewers will have noticed that the quality of images on this site has improved somewhat of late. With this in mind I thought it was time I joined the party, especially having seen Handy Grouse's warbler cripplers.

I don't have Dan's field craft or digiscoping skills and I've a tiddler compared to the Grouse's long one. As a result, I'm confined to sneaking up on invertebrates and hope they'll sit still long enough for me to shoot. Here's a few taken recently.

Burnet Companion

Small Skipper

Broad-bodied Chaser

Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary

Large Skipper

Four-spotted Chaser

Hummer

There was little in the way of birding on a recent holiday apart from nuthatches with French accents. Fortunately, there was plenty of sunshine and lots of butterflies, moths, crickets and lizards to enjoy. I managed, with mixed success, to track this humming-bird hawk-moth. Also recorded were a number of butterflies which were new to me including, cardinal, lesser purple emperor; meadow fritillary, smoky copper and a few other fritillaries and lycaenids that still need identifying.