So I’ve been thinking about trying my hand at butterfly photography. The few feeble attempts I’ve made so far haven’t amounted to much, so I decided that next year I will make a proper effort. But this morning I noticed that the bush in front of my house was getting constant attention from two sorts of butterflies, small tortoiseshells (Aglais urticae) and, umm, this fella below, I’ll gratefully receive any ID help you can spare me…

Happily, that’s full frame (the 300mm + 21mm ext. tube is perfect for the job!) but maybe one day I will learn how to get them to actually face me…