Re: ernie f
Posted: Sat Apr 28, 2018 10:49 am
Neil and Wurzel: Thanks for the moth ID confirmation. It's kind of nice to have experts around to help me in areas I am unfamiliar with.
Home Patch: 28th April 2018
Overcast, cold and rainy all day so here are some more archive shots of moths from around my house and garden over recent years.
First off is the Many Plumed. It’s larvae feed on Honeysuckle and we do have this plant in our garden.
Then the Buttoned Snout. It’s larvae feed on hop. Alton was once a brewery town and the centre of a hop growing industry and some hop-fields still exist nearby.
Then the Bee Moth. It’s larvae feed on wasp and bee nest detritus. Unfortunately for us, we live in a house that attracts wasps to nest almost every year in our loft or chimney for some reason.
A Common Pug (I think)
And finally, a Small Dusty Wave
Non-butterfly (or in this case Non-moth) Snapshots of the day
Last year there came a day when there was quite a commotion in our back garden. I looked out to see that a male Sparrow-hawk had come down and made a kill. At first I couldn’t quite make out what it was but soon realised it was a Collared Dove. Blast, I thought to myself – it couldn’t have been a Wood Pigeon, could it? We’ve got far too many of those around here and only a very few Collared Doves.
It proceeded to peck away at the feathers - cleaning it ready to eat.
The unfortunate dove however did not eventually make for a meal because a moment later next-doors cat came over and frightened the Sparrow-hawk off. The cat was not hungry though, it merely sat there guarding the kill. I ended up having to go and get the dove and bury it. Oh well, such is nature I suppose.
Home Patch: 28th April 2018
Overcast, cold and rainy all day so here are some more archive shots of moths from around my house and garden over recent years.
First off is the Many Plumed. It’s larvae feed on Honeysuckle and we do have this plant in our garden.
Then the Buttoned Snout. It’s larvae feed on hop. Alton was once a brewery town and the centre of a hop growing industry and some hop-fields still exist nearby.
Then the Bee Moth. It’s larvae feed on wasp and bee nest detritus. Unfortunately for us, we live in a house that attracts wasps to nest almost every year in our loft or chimney for some reason.
A Common Pug (I think)
And finally, a Small Dusty Wave
Non-butterfly (or in this case Non-moth) Snapshots of the day
Last year there came a day when there was quite a commotion in our back garden. I looked out to see that a male Sparrow-hawk had come down and made a kill. At first I couldn’t quite make out what it was but soon realised it was a Collared Dove. Blast, I thought to myself – it couldn’t have been a Wood Pigeon, could it? We’ve got far too many of those around here and only a very few Collared Doves.
It proceeded to peck away at the feathers - cleaning it ready to eat.
The unfortunate dove however did not eventually make for a meal because a moment later next-doors cat came over and frightened the Sparrow-hawk off. The cat was not hungry though, it merely sat there guarding the kill. I ended up having to go and get the dove and bury it. Oh well, such is nature I suppose.