Image of the Month 2021
December 2021
A freshly emerged Pearl Bordered Fritillary photographed at Aish Tor on the Southern flank of Dartmoor in Devon. Image taken on the 18th April 2021. Settings ISO 800, f20, 1/80th second.
November 2021
A mating pair of Glanville Fritillaries photographed at Compton Bay on the Isle of Wight. Image taken on the 31st May 2021. Settings ISO 400, f22, 1/160th second.
October 2021
A pristine Swallowtail photograph at Hickling Broad on the Norfolk Broads. Image taken on the 13th June 2021. Settings ISO 720, f22, 1/320th second.
September 2021
A Small Blue, the UK’s smallest butterfly, photographed at Battlesbury Hill near Warminster in Wiltshire. Image taken on the 28th May 2021. Settings ISO 800, f22, 1/100th second.
August 2021
An amusing image of Fuzz, Matthew Oates and myself taken by a Knepp volunteer whilst we watched the first Purple Emperor of the season in the Oaks above. Image taken on the 2nd July 2021. Settings ISO 1400, f22, 1/60th second.
July 2021
My first ever Purple Emperor photographed at the Knepp Wildlands in the South Downs. Image taken on the 2nd July 2021. Settings ISO 4500, f22, 1/1250th second.
June 2021
A mating pair of Green Veined Whites photographed at the Lydford Old Railway Butterfly Reserve in Devon. Image taken on the 30th May 2021. Settings ISO 800, f22, 1/125th second.
May 2021
A mating pair of Duke of Burgundy Fritillaries at Battlesbury Hill near Warminster in Wiltshire. Image taken on the 7th May 2021. Settings ISO 200, f22, 1/250th second.
April 2021
A Large Tortoiseshell photographed at Church Ope Cove, Portland, Dorset. Image taken on the 2nd April 2021. Settings ISO 2200, f22, 1/1500th second.
March 2021
A crocodile next to the dive boat in Cuba’s Gardens of the Queen. Image taken on the 13th March 2020. Settings ISO 100, f16, 1/40th second.
February 2021
A view of a secluded bay on Ustica, off Northern Sicily. Image taken on the 9th August 2018. Settings ISO 400, f22, 1/200th second.