Aug 112013
 
Every Cloud has a Silver Lining

For a young 15 year old lad, today a dream came true. As the saying goes – Every Cloud has a Silver Lining, especially over the Chilterns on Sunday 11th August 2013. Elliott (ELS) has been photographing butterflies since he was six years old and by the age of eleven, he had seen all the regular British species. One of his ambitions since then has been to photograph all of the regular British Butterflies and to-day he finally did it. The one butterfly that had been eluding him for over two years was the Clouded Yellow. A difficult species to see in Britain, let […]

Jul 272013
 
Rare Butterfly on my Doorstep!

A phone call this afternoon from my good friends Barrie, Anita & Elliott, was to tell me they were watching White-letter Hairstreak and literally only five minutes in the car from home. Needless to say I grabbed the cameras and made a dash for it, as the weather forecast for late afternoon was none to good. The White-letter Hairstreak is on the wing during July and is becoming a scarce butterfly in Derbyshire. The Elm & Wych Elm, which the butterfly requires in order to lay its eggs, are rapidly disappearing and when present they only seem to last for […]

Jul 202013
 
A Royal Appointment with the Emperor of the Woods

A visit to Fermyn Woods in Northamptonshire is really a must during June – July. The reason, an encounter with his Imperial Majesty, the Purple Emperor butterfly. If one has never seen this butterfly before, then your first sighting is usually high up in the tree canopy, as they chase each other around the tops of Oak trees. When one or two enventually come down onto the path to take minerals and with patience they do, your encounter really begins and a male Purple Emperor will take your breath away. Fermyn Woods is probably the most northerly site in UK for the Purple Emperor. […]

Jun 302013
 
On The Hunt for Rare Butterflies

During this time of the year there are usually a number of good species of Butterfly that are on the wing for a few weeks. Most butterflies are late emerging this year, mainly due to the cold spring, in fact some species are around 3 -4 weeks late. The recent warm weather has certainly helped but these fragile creatures are certainly in short supply so far this year. After a disasterous year for butterflies during 2012, they can ill afford another one.. Along with my good friends Anita & Elliott, we decided to target Wood White and Black Hairstreak to-day. Both were seen exceptionally well […]

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