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Re: December 2015
Posted: Mon Dec 21, 2015 6:27 pm
by Chris Jackson
Hello Jack,
Do you not have an out-house to put it in ?
I have little experience with this species.
Chris
Re: December 2015
Posted: Mon Dec 21, 2015 6:49 pm
by Jack Harrison
Do you not have an out-house to put it in ?
Indeed I do. But it can get too warm. Experience has shown that hibernating individuals wake up far too early unless kept really cold - hence the fridge.
Jack
Re: December 2015
Posted: Fri Dec 25, 2015 5:47 am
by FISHiEE
Merry Christmas all!!
Forgot to post i saw two peacocks on a walk of the south downs near Burpham to Amberley on the 23rd. Brilliant sunshine all day. T-shirt weather!! Lots of wasps also looking unsuccessfully for nectar on ivy. I hope the hibernation do ok in this unseasonably mild weather. Got my first ever short eared owl too which was the target for the trip. Perfect Christmas present!!
Re: December 2015
Posted: Fri Dec 25, 2015 6:18 pm
by Ian Pratt
Happy Christmas to you all. As butterflies need as many friends as possible I gave a copy of Richard Lewington's latest ID guide to each of my three children who live in the UK. Hopefully they will take up the cudgels!!
A Peaceful New Year to you all next week.
Ian.
Re: December 2015
Posted: Tue Dec 29, 2015 8:48 pm
by Scott Barron
29th December at 11:15am a single Red Admiral basking in a sunny sheltered corner of Penzance Cemetery, West Cornwall. This is now the 24th month in a row dating back to January 2014 that I have seen an active outdoor butterfly.
Re: December 2015
Posted: Wed Dec 30, 2015 11:33 pm
by Matsukaze
A Peacock fluttering at the windows of Streatley church (Berkshire) on Christmas Day. We released the butterfly and it flew strongly.