We'll
start by casting our minds back to the 6th July when these 2 Moths
appeared as 'unidentified'. Since then my good friend and Moth Mentor
has sorted things out for me/us and submitted the findings with a most humorous note.
THE UNCERTAIN
Hiya,
the moths on the Blog are Light Emerald and (almost certainly) The
Uncertain. It is often not possible to be certain about the Uncertain
but certainly some people will claim that an Uncertain is certainly not
an Uncertain. It is certainly a very difficult species to be certain
about and one of the worst species to cause uncertainty in the
inexperienced moth'er. If not it's a Rustic! ;-) Seriously
though, my gut reaction is The Uncertain due to ground colour and
prominent cross lines. Very tricky to do in the trap, let alone from a
photo though. Cheers - and THANKS to you Paul.
There were c6* 'new additions' to the Property List in last night's haul, all of which I have caught before elsewhere but still needed help with the identifications.
SMALL FAN-FOOTED WAVE*
GREEN PUG*
SHARP-ANGLED PEACOCK*
THE SYCAMORE*
DINGY SHEARS*
THE LYCHNIS*
(dark morph) HEART and CLUB
LIGHT EMERALD
There were c6* 'new additions' to the Property List in last night's haul, all of which I have caught before elsewhere but still needed help with the identifications.
Despite the much needed help, this still remains a
most exciting start to any day!
Stimulated
by the report that 3 photographers had been seen lurking about the farm
and the perimeter fence of Bournemouth International Airport, I thought
it best to investigate. Most likely was the arrival of an interesting
'flight' but none of the above were seen to ask. Just the usual daily
RYANAIR services and a bit of Military activity by way of this
HERCULES TRANSPORT AIRCRAFT
SMALL TORTOISESHELL BUTTERFLY
(not on the airport really)
CHINOOK Twin Rotor Helicopter
SONG THRUSH
on the way back.
Not quite as exciting as the morning opening of the Moth Trap,
but close, is tending to the
CHICKENs
Unwritten Rules of the house states "first up lets out the Chucks"
good then that Hugh is crepuscular!
Not always the most pleasant of tasks, as I have already had to put 3 down,
but feeding and egg collection has a buzz all of its own.
This mornings haul included this 'runt' which Janet predicted
would contain no yolk.
It did but only as big as a Garden Pea.
Next, was to check out the new developments at the Parley Pond
where already a temporary bridge had been constructed to allow
access onto the Island.
The
plan is for this to be the new home for the 4 ALPACAS that have been
here for some time but outstayed their welcome elsewhere. My suggestion
of 'eating' them (which I have done on many occasions in South America
and very much enjoyed each experience) was met with disdain.
A chance to walk on hallowed turf where usually only the
Grass Cutter treads,
and to find a GOOSE NEST (top) and similarly a MUTE SWAN
both of which I fear are abandoned.
The STABLE, if indeed that is the correct term in this case,
is almost complete and later a more permanent 'fox free' bridge will
be built.
Rain and wind allowing this is a familiar sight here late afternoon,
as HUGH and eldest son DARYL take to the court for
'3 Frames'.
MICRO MOTH
and
finally, all this talk of 'eggs' reminds me of a conversation I had
with Jim the Medic onboard the Buchan Alpha Floating Oil Rig some years
ago. He had made the coffee and I suggested we had a sandwich to
compliment it, knowing there was some lovely Ox Tongue in the galley.
"Not for me" said the Scab Lifter "I couldn't bear to eat something that
had come from inside a cows mouth". "No" he continued "I'll just stick
with an EGG banjo" - WOT!
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