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Sorry
Haven't been around because of moving to the white side for the mpe 65!
Anyway Eric, i owe you an apology. My first thought was that you had pulled a photoshop on us!
Then I remembered that I had seen one of these once. It is not a butterfly but a thing called an owl fly. I think it might be the Owly Sulphur Owlfly, but I am not certain. It is quite rare and very spectacular. They are a bit like antlions but brighter coloured.
How was Italy?
Ed
Sorry, crossed with your post above
Now worries Ed.
I emailed some guy on European butterflies site yesterday and he kindly put me straight.
So have you ditched Nikon entirely ?
Was only in Italy for a week, mainly in the North. Took in some mountain passes, missed some that were still closed, grabbed some culture in Ravenna and Florence ( sadly the wife discovered the gold shops on the Ponte Vecchio)
Spent most of the time in Germany, Austria and Slovenia. You will laugh that I spent ages stalking marmots and alpine choughs...only to discover later in the week, the little buggers hang around the restaurant on the GroĊ¸glockner!
I am sure you are used to snowy mountainscapes...but coming from Norfolk, we were well impressed with the spectacular scenery.
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Eric