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.

January 2021

A view of the Sinai Mountains near Dahab in Egypt. Image taken on the 31st March 2013. Settings ISO 320, f11, 1/750th second.