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Re: Susie
Posted: Tue May 17, 2016 9:57 pm
by Wurzel
A fantastic sequence of shots Susie, especially envious of the Glannies
Have a goodun
Wurzel
Re: Susie
Posted: Sat May 21, 2016 6:58 pm
by Susie
trevor wrote:What a combination, Green Hairstreak on an Orchid and Glanvilles as well !.
Lucky Lady, and great images.
Best wishes,
Trevor.
Thanks Maximus, Trevor, Bugboy and Wurzel.
I was so excited when the green hairstreak landed on the orchid, it was pure luck. Unlike the glanville on the dandelion stalk where I gave it a bit of assistance! Lol
Re: Susie
Posted: Sun May 22, 2016 9:01 pm
by Wurzel
Good to bump into you today Susie, looking forward to seeing your shots!
Have a goodun
Wurzel
Re: Susie
Posted: Mon May 23, 2016 5:18 pm
by Susie
Wurzel wrote:Good to bump into you today Susie, looking forward to seeing your shots!
Have a goodun
Wurzel
It was lovely to bump into you and Philzoid too! Quite unexpected to see you so far from home
It was nice to bump into John W later on too.
Re: Susie
Posted: Mon May 23, 2016 8:10 pm
by Susie
My main thanks go to Phil and Wurzel yesterday for giving me the heads up on bordered bed hawk moths being about. I've wanted to see these for more than 10 years and was thrilled to see some very shortly after they had said the wed beasties were about. Smashing!
I saw about half a dozen wood whites in the end, plenty of brimstones, some green veined whites and speckled woods too.
Re: Susie
Posted: Mon May 23, 2016 8:15 pm
by Susie
Today I headed to a hill in Wiltshire. As the clouds gathered on my journey down my spirits fell too. Upon arriving I met our very own Trevor who I discovered used to live just round the corner from me (small world!
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) and he cheered me up no end by saying that he had seem some on site this morning. Although there wasn't much on the wing due to the conditions I found two marsh Frits and a brown argus. While taking photos one decided to take a rest on my bag
Re: Susie
Posted: Mon May 23, 2016 8:19 pm
by Katrina
Loving the butterfly on the bag photo. I wonder if it was attracted by the butterfly badges
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Re: Susie
Posted: Mon May 23, 2016 8:21 pm
by Susie
Thanks Katrina. Quite possibly.
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Re: Susie
Posted: Mon May 23, 2016 8:23 pm
by millerd
Brilliant, Susie!
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I hope to visit that hillside sometime soon... It's quite a site.
Dave
Re: Susie
Posted: Mon May 23, 2016 8:29 pm
by Susie
It's well worth a visit, Millerd! Good luck.
https://www.facebook.com/susie.milbank/ ... 6045871972
Hopefully the above link will work and you can see the moth.
Re: Susie
Posted: Mon May 23, 2016 8:36 pm
by MrSp0ck
If its at Oaken Wood, its Broad-Bordered Bee Hawk, we often find the eggs on the Honeysuckle there, they have fenced off around the most favoured honeysuckles.
Re: Susie
Posted: Mon May 30, 2016 7:15 pm
by Susie
Thanks, Martin
Yesterday I went to Kithurst Hill and had a short while in the meadow. I had gone to see small blue and they were everywhere but not really settling. Also seen were my first meadow brown of the year, some common blues, dingy skippers, brimstone, a single duke, and some beautifully fresh red admirals. A high light was a swam of bees which has landed on a tree branch.
Re: Susie
Posted: Tue Jun 07, 2016 8:38 pm
by Susie
A quick trip to Iping this afternoon with the kids and dog turned up a couple of Silver studded blues. I wasn't sure if they'd be there yet so didn't take a camera. My daughter took a snap on her phone for me.
Re: Susie
Posted: Tue Jun 07, 2016 9:41 pm
by David M
Not bad at all for a phone camera, Susie!
Lesson learned - always take your camera! I've been caught out too often in the past to forget this now.
Re: Susie
Posted: Tue Jun 07, 2016 10:33 pm
by Wurzel
That's a great shot for a camera Susie - I always take my iPod now just in case
Have a goodun
Wurzel
Re: Susie
Posted: Sun Feb 05, 2017 9:19 pm
by Susie
My brown hairstreak master tree at the end of my road is no more! Looks like it was cut down on Friday. When I saw it today I turned over a log and found a hibernating hornet, who must have been made homeless when the tree was cut down. I relocated her to a hole in the tree stump so hope she will survive the next couple of months. I guess the brown hairstreaks will gather elsewhere
Re: Susie
Posted: Sun Feb 05, 2017 9:19 pm
by Susie
Re: Susie
Posted: Sun Feb 05, 2017 10:01 pm
by NickMorgan
What a shame. I can sense your frustration. The destruction of habitat really infuriates me.
Re: Susie
Posted: Mon Feb 06, 2017 7:56 pm
by Susie
Thanks Nick, the only consolation is that the habitat here has deteriorated rapidly in the last few years. The blackthorn is either very overgrown or trimmed to oblivion. The request that the highway authority only cut part of the adjoining hedge disregarded. All this has resulted in the abundant hairstreak population dropping to the point that I didn't see one last year.
A positive is that I carted home a load of the ash andit burns beautifully in the log burner. I'll certainly be cosy for the rest of the winter
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Re: Susie
Posted: Mon Feb 06, 2017 10:16 pm
by Wurzel
At least there was some consolation - with the cold weather returning this week you'll be glad for it I'm sure
Have a goodun
Wurezl