Cheers Dave
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I don't now about small rodents, when I clocked it close up it almost scared the bee-jees out of me!
Cheers Neil
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The similarity was probably coincidental in an early ancester, but if it helped them survive to breed then it would have been maintained.
Cheers Rex
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Perhaps it's hoping to look like a Dragon?
Cheers CJB
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I think it might be a bit late for them. Also they seem to emerge earlier in the western side of their range. I've put together some maps to help you next year but I can't PM them to you
Cheers Goldie
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I don't know how much info they could get about sites from our habitat shots as they're probably pretty familiar with them anyway, I'm just going to be a bit more careful to keep my less well known sites to myself and only pass on info to those I know and through PMs.
Wales 2 24-08-2015
After a brief respite on Saturday late afternoon the wet weather rolled in and stayed until about 7pm on Sunday. Fingers were all crossed that the weather report for Monday was unduly pessimistic...Amongst clouds and greyness we all set off for a morning walk to the Secret Cove. It was a totally new walk for me and was much more interesting than the usual walk up the Lane passing next to some lovely looking habitat, diving down through a small wood and crossing the stream, running along a farm before walking down a steep hill with a glorious sea view before us.
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At the top of the Cove the stream continues to flow; snaking around in meanders before cutting through the rock and meeting the sea as a small waterfall. This little area proved to be absolutely brill for butterflies with Common Blue in their droves amongst the slightly larger Hedge Browns and larger still Meadow Browns. Each place I looked three or four Blues would appear. As I only had a limited time here before the girls would want to climb down to the beach to investigate further I took a scatter gun approach to my photography. I’d find an area and take a few of the easier shots, if the butterfly flew or was in an awkward position I’d leave it and look for another. In this was I got to see most of this little hollow and I encountered most of the species. A Peacock startled me as I rounded a bend and it flew up from me, a Small Copper flashed like burnished gold in the weak sun and a Small Skipper was living out its retirement years.
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There were more blues around including one which was acting like a Greenstreak and tilting its wings to angle them for maximum exposure to the sun. I also found a smattering of ‘blue’ females one of which had some interesting markings on the hind wing margins and the tips of the fore wings. As I started the climb down to the small private beach a Brown Argus appeared as if from nowhere amongst the Common Blues and a pair of Chough passed by over head. This was turning out to be a real gem of a site.
Once down on the beach we had a root around for sea glass and nice looking pebbles as well as admiring the waterfall cascading down the cliff. The girls were loving it here and it was quickly being referred to as the ‘Secret Cove’. On the climb back up a more orange brown caught my eye and a careful stalk led me to a very dark male Wall. As usual it stopped for the very briefest of times and was then gone.
On the walk back a pair of Chough flew by calling and a there was the possibility of a Dolphin but little L was hogging the bins so I couldn’t be sure. There were also a few whites, a Comma high up in a bramble bush and a Small Tort sitting in the middle of damp field (for some reason?).
All in all a cracking little place to add to the day trip list when we come to Wales again. On a warm summer day it would have the works – streams to play in, rocks to climb, rock pools to investigate, the sea to paddle in and plenty of butterflies for me to photograph.
Have a goodun
Wurzel
PS - As I was sorting out things before turning in for the night I picked up my wife’s iPad and resting on it was a 20 Plumed Moth a great finish to the day.