Re: Pete Eeles
Posted: Thu Mar 31, 2011 7:20 pm
You lucky fellow. Waxwings are one of the most attractive birds seen in the UK.
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Firstly, what BRILLIANT pics of the Purple Emperor larvae, are they captive or tagged wild ones?Rogerdodge wrote:I am not an expert on birds (or anything else if the truth be told) but I am seeing many reports of Waxwings "hanging about" till the spring.
I seem to recall that they are a strict winter visitor, and rarely stayed beyond February.
Certainly not as far south as you are!!
Is something odd happening here?
Thx - yes, currently in captivity. All of them will get to adulthood and be releasedGibster wrote:Firstly, what BRILLIANT pics of the Purple Emperor larvae, are they captive or tagged wild ones?Rogerdodge wrote:I am not an expert on birds (or anything else if the truth be told) but I am seeing many reports of Waxwings "hanging about" till the spring.
I seem to recall that they are a strict winter visitor, and rarely stayed beyond February.
Certainly not as far south as you are!!
Is something odd happening here?
Let me say that I have no problem with that so am not suggesting there is anything wrong; indeed, I bred them myself many years ago from stock collected in the wild......currently in captivity. All of them will get to adulthood and be released
If it were my decision, party pooper me would say 'NONE', with the key phrase being 'taken from the wild'. Habitat reconstruction, and maintenance is the way forward for all species, with limited and BC controlled release programs of some butterflies, recently lost. IT'S ONLY AN OPINION.But can you Pete - or someone else - point us to the guidelines (regulations) about what can legally be taken in the wild in Britain for breeding and what can't?
I'm interested to know how you count, Pete. Given that orange tips patrol territories, sometimes making round trips and sometimes simply going back and forth along a flowery path, how do you get a figure for how many there were? Or does the 23 represent the number of sightings rather than individuals?Pete Eeles wrote:... 23 Orange-tips in total (21 male, 2 female), 3 Holly Blue, 2 Peacock, 3 Comma, 2 Small Tortoiseshell, 2 Green-veined White, 8 Speckled Wood.
Very valid question, Guy! This particular site is a "loop". So, yes, I may come across the same individual on occasion, but don't retrace my steps.padfield wrote:I'm interested to know how you count, Pete. Given that orange tips patrol territories, sometimes making round trips and sometimes simply going back and forth along a flowery path, how do you get a figure for how many there were? Or does the 23 represent the number of sightings rather than individuals?Pete Eeles wrote:... 23 Orange-tips in total (21 male, 2 female), 3 Holly Blue, 2 Peacock, 3 Comma, 2 Small Tortoiseshell, 2 Green-veined White, 8 Speckled Wood.
Guy
Pete,Pete Eeles wrote:Hi Jack - my iris were captive bred.
The situation regarding the law is summarised here:
http://www.ukbutterflies.co.uk/reports_law.php
1. See PMJack Harrison wrote:Two points Pete.
I used to live in Gloucestershire so knew some of the "old" localities for Marsh Frit. I am not fishing to know the whereabouts of your recent sightings (but I can more-or-less guess). But were your observations at the main site or the recently discovered nearby satellite colony?
The video is remarkably steady. Tripod I presume?
Jack