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Would you just look at this absolute unit! It’s a Poplar Hawk-moth, and it was the star exhibit at this morning’s moth trap event at Kemerton Lake. The event was tacked on to an organised recording session which took place … Continued
Messy eater
R and I decided to take our Sunday walk at Compton Verney today. There was no sign of the Great Crested Grebes, sadly, suggesting that their nesting attempt may have failed, but there were plenty of other things for us … Continued
In the pink
We’d been told to expect wet weather for much of the day, and I’d planned my time accordingly, but in the event we didn’t get much rain till this evening, when the garden got the kind of soaking that meant … Continued
Mad Moth Season
Before I go any further, I’d like to offer sincere thanks to everyone who said charming things on the occasion of my 12-year blipversary yesterday, and bestowed so many awards on the post that my gorgeous face is currently Top … Continued
Not terribly Green Longhorn Moth
I’ve posted various longhorn beetles here previously: Wasp, Small Poplar Borer, and Lesser Thorn-tipped (several times), and once I even got a longhorn cow when I was aiming at some Cattle Egrets, but I don’t believe I’ve ever posted one … Continued
Reappearance
It was over a week since I’d last seen a Hummingbird Hawkmoth, and I’d begun to wonder if their season had finished early, as it has with many insects this summer, so I was very pleased to spot this one … Continued