The Barry Buddon Open Day was held last weekend. At least 70 people attended this one opportunity to fully explore this interesting MOD site.

I opted to go with the birders group. Could I get a useful photo? Well yes; the answer was to ignore bird photography for the day and concentrate on macro work. I was pleased with the picture opposite. Despite being common enough I find Small White Butterfly to be difficult to get near. Furthermore, in bright conditions the white is not easy to control so I was pleased with this result.

Not long back from Brazil; just sorting out the images, the winners from the trash. Although Giant Anteater was the principal target we couldn't not show the Jaguar. We didn't find this one but later we did find our own. More than a dozen boat jostled for position and there was some tension. We were even accused of blocking another boat's view, however they are not cars and they usually settled into a position where everyone could see and appreciate the magnificence. A fuller slideshow of Brazil pictures can be found by clicking here: http://www.wildscot.co.uk/brazil---jaguars.html