Thank you Goldie. When I had my 'tame' foxes they used to roam amongst the hens (except for Foxy who was scared of the cockerels) and the hens got used to them. That probably saved their lives as during the day a wild fox came into the garden and they were totally unconcerned. If they had made a run for it they would probably have been killed. I am now very careful.
I wonder why there are so few of them David? Hope you had a lovely time
That wasn't me being sarcastic Wurzel - that was me being totally astonished that you could try to find a redeeming feature for a spider! The only one I can think of is as bird food. For me, they're down there with rats and ticks and flies
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Glad you liked the Chalkhills
I've been to a few local sites in the last few days so I'll just roll them all into one and pick out the most interesting bits. I've seen several PE but the closest I got was this:
Worryingly I have had reports of a guy with 2 nets in the Alice Holt complex, hanging around Sallow where females have been seen. The only description I have is chubby and in his 50's! Perhaps some discreet photos if anyone sees him?
Quite a few PH still at all sites and I was pleased to show these to Chris C whilst we waited for the PE:
Fresh Brown Argus are now also about locally:
On the home front the Puss moth has indeed pupated. I thought he was about to as he turned an olive shade of green and then I found him constructing his pupa:
I have a patch of nettles which has been regularly visited over recent weeks by both Comma and Red Admiral. I have checked the nettles frequently for eggs without any success but today I noticed some feeding damage. On checking I was pleased to see a tiny RA larva:
Don't know how I missed it!