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It's better to be born lucky....
Posted: Sun May 18, 2014 11:22 am
by Tony Moore
The second head of Holly berries that I looked at today revealed this little beauty...
Tony M.
Re: It's better to be born lucky....
Posted: Sun May 18, 2014 2:29 pm
by Chris Jackson
Nice find Tony, I wouldn't even know where to start looking really.
Chris
Re: It's better to be born lucky....
Posted: Sun May 18, 2014 5:46 pm
by Tony Moore
Chris,
I understand from Thomas/Lewington that it's usually Spring brood - Holly, and Summer brood - Ivy. The females apparently prefer heads with young berries, neither in full sun, nor full shade. I picked a couple of half and half bits and just got lucky.
Tony.
Re: It's better to be born lucky....
Posted: Sun May 18, 2014 6:27 pm
by David M
Nice shot, Tony.
Must admit I never pay attention to holly in May; I generally concentrate my efforts on ivy in autumn (and even then I still return a blank).