David M wrote: ↑Wed Nov 08, 2023 2:04 pm
millerd wrote: ↑Tue Nov 07, 2023 2:51 pm..I'm not sure he'll survive another week and break that record...
Possibly not, Dave, but if we get two or three cloudy days where he's forced to be inactive, he might just make it.
Fingers crossed.
I'm afraid that there has been no further sign of either of the Common Blues that were flying on Tuesday - but sunshine has been at a premium all week since then, unlike rain...
However, after a ground frost this morning (11th), the sun reappeared and the temperature may have reached 11 degrees at 11 minutes past 11. In an hour's local walk around midday I came across three Red Admirals enjoying the sunshine...
...and a basking Peacock that immediately after this shot burrowed into the dense mass of brambles nearby, presumably to resume hibernation.
Finally, I chanced upon a surprisingly sprightly and undamaged Speckled Wood, looking very autumnal.
The season continues, just about!
Dave