Merry Christmas to you all!!!

My Present to you all. Sorry, but due to the unpublished nature of the work, I am unfortunately unable to display more, but for the first time ever, here are some images of A.iris and the closely related S.charonda which have never been seen before. Merry Christmas.

More Seasoned Greetings

'First, we sleep the winter

Then we dance the spring'

Seasoned Greetings

Seasonal Greetings to all loyal subjects from His Imperial Majesty

(Fermyn Woods, Rockingham Forest, Northamptonshire 4:7:2010)

Larval Doings

Two mottled grey form larvae photographed yesterday in the wild. I am only following a small sample through this winter. They are named after Old Testament characters...

Fri Dec 17th. 8pm. BBC2. 1 hr Natural World on British Butterflies, at the start of which Messers Hulme & Oates finally Come Out as eccentrics... Be there, and enjoy...

Christmas Present Idea

Christmas fun for all the family, available at National Trust shops throughout England, Wales & Northern Ireland... No prizes for guessing a) what the top trump is, b) who selected the wildlife, c) who provided the picture... .

Close of play: Australia 245-all out.