Three Crows - (Traditional) Royal Navy

There were 3 Crows sat on a tree,

they were as Black, as Black could be.

Said one Black Crow unto the other,

You are a Black Enamel B*gg*r! 

On yet another gloomy morning it was decided to take a look around the Parley Pond before heading off to the Traps where a lucky find was this

 LITTLE GREBE

which, after being attacked by the accompanying Mallards,

 sort shelter among the dense vegetation

 and simply could not be coaxed out.

A very good start at Trap No 1 as almost the first insect out was

 GREEN BRINDLED CRESCENT*
an addition to the Property List then followed by what are now
the Usual Suspects.

 RED-LINE QUAKER

MERVEILLE du JOUR

and

BLACK RUSTIC

make for a fine example as to the diversity of these special creatures
 
 and
PALE MOTTLED WILLOW
all else of interest was this

 (dark morph)
DRONE FLY

Up until the Farm Yard Clear-Out
a Trap was run close to these (this) rather strange
ASH TREE(s)
that are 'joined at the hip.

As though they had once been Pollarded or Coppiced in the past, then left to their own devices

they have sent up 10 clear and distinct trunks and attracted

INONOTUS HISPIBUS
(Bracket Fungi)

CHICORY

Just a small representation of the numbers of Corvids
(Rook, Carrion Crow and Jackdaw)
around the property at this time.
and a strange little happening........

This Secret Elixir is used as another technique to attract Moths
known as 'SUGARING'
Some far more ardent Moth'ers do keep their concoctions a closely
guarded secret while mine amounts to just a mixture of
Black Treacle, Brown Sugar, Red Wine and just a splash of Dark Rum
(didn't realise until now, quite a nice colour combination).

Used on no more than half a dozen occasions, without success,
the potion is simply painted onto any convenient surface, then monitored
until the Moths arrive, or NOT in this case!
Since, it has just been 'sat on the shelf' (I know the feeling)
with this Coral Like Culture forming over a number of days.

All else to report are the number of

MEADOW PIPITs that have now moved in,
'3 figures' certainly.

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