March 2010 Sightings
Re: March 2010 Sightings
Hurrah! After last year's shock of seeing my first butterfly in the form of a Red Admiral on top of the 600m Sugar Loaf mountain on 15th March, I'm happy to report that this year's first sighting (in our garden) yesterday was also unusual in that the butterfly in question was a male Comma. He didn't settle yesterday but this morning he was back taking liquid from the damp spot where we've been mixing cement for our new conservatory.
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Nice one Chris, still nothing so far but it won't be long now.walpolec wrote:Had a bit of luck today: I was visiting my mother and went to get something from her shed and was pleased to find a lovely peacock fluttering at the window. As there was no way for the butterfly to get in/out apart from the door, it must have been hibernating and had recently woken up. Lucky for it that I went in; the shed is hardly ever used, so it could have been trapped in there for quite a while!Bill S wrote:
I'm in that boat so far this year![]()
Bill
Hope you have some luck soon, Bill.
Chris
Cheers
Bill
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I was away, but our lodger reported a Comma in the garden today.
It won't be long Bill![Very Happy :D](./images/smilies/icon_biggrin.gif)
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Re: March 2010 Sightings
...and from the pin in the thorax, I would say it's a bit early for April Fools Day pictures!Vince Massimo wrote:Susie, from the markings, I would say that both photos are of the same individual.Susie wrote:Wakehurst Place, West Sussex, either several or one red admiral seen on several occasions.
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I am sure you didn't mean to be offensive, hysterix, but I suggest you look again and then apologise.
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Sorry I don't get that.hystrix wrote:...and from the pin in the thorax, I would say it's a bit early for April Fools Day pictures!
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He/she/it is implying that I faked the photos. ![Confused :?](./images/smilies/icon_confused.gif)
Edit: On second thoughts forget the apology, I know they weren't faked and that's all that matters to me. Life's too short to worry about trivia![Smile :)](./images/smilies/icon_smile.gif)
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Edit: On second thoughts forget the apology, I know they weren't faked and that's all that matters to me. Life's too short to worry about trivia
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Susie,
As a peacekeeper, I think he didn't realise that that was quite an old post (ie early in March on page 1 of this thread) and suspected you were trying an April Fools joke a couple of days early... in the photos, due to the light, one antenna does look a bit like an entomological pin (the right one in pic 1 and the left one in pic 2)... "A trick of the light Mr. Trenchcoat"
Hope that clears up the issue without any embarrasment to either party
Trev
As a peacekeeper, I think he didn't realise that that was quite an old post (ie early in March on page 1 of this thread) and suspected you were trying an April Fools joke a couple of days early... in the photos, due to the light, one antenna does look a bit like an entomological pin (the right one in pic 1 and the left one in pic 2)... "A trick of the light Mr. Trenchcoat"
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Hope that clears up the issue without any embarrasment to either party
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It doesn't matter anyway. My pain killers had worn off so I was grumpy when I saw the post, normally I would have just laughed at it, as I am laughing now. Apart from anything else it must be a generational thing,I mean, who would pin something for a fake photo now when there is photoshop.
So, I too hope this thread can continue with it's normal good humour.![Very Happy :D](./images/smilies/icon_biggrin.gif)
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So, I too hope this thread can continue with it's normal good humour.
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Hopefully just a misunderstanding
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I apologise if my sense of humour is too off-beat for this forum - I was not intending to be offensive!Susie wrote:
So, I too hope this thread can continue with it's normal good humour.
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No, you carry on, it was just me being grumpy! ![Smile :)](./images/smilies/icon_smile.gif)
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I love it when peace breaks out again
(and neither Jack nor myself involved ...
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We ARE a nice lot, aren't we!
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(and neither Jack nor myself involved ...
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Found another large white female in garden, its also a fresh one, it was clinging to its empty pupae, looking quite a bit wet, so I brought it inside to dry off and let its wings dry properly.
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