Underneath the Arches - Flanagan and Allen

Still the dearth (that's an anagram of Dry County) of Wildlife continues here but

across the various Dorset web-sites one or two little gems continue to appear!

None more so than at the Moth Traps but unlike Saturday's complete

'BLANK'

there were a 'brace' that took our interest.

 BLACK ARCHES

is readily identifiable unlike this putative

 ENGRAILED / SMALL ENGRAILED

which can only be decided accuately under microscopic examination of the

'genetalia' - mucky business best steered clear of!

 During their capture, it was as if a switch had been throw as 

Dozens and Dozens

of

 juvenile

HOUSE SPARROWs

broke cover.

 We have been hearing them for a number of days already

but there seems to have been a reluctance to

 to show themselves.

Not to be outdone

 STARLINGs

also joined the throng

with both species likely gorging themselves on

 CRANEFLY LARVAE

 Also on the lawn, directly outside of my window, was considered to be a

 melonistic, female 

PHEASANT

but a handsome beast for all that.

Our arrival on the Heath was heralded by a fly-by

Royal Navy Helicopter

but otherwise the whole area appeared to be 

As Bare as a Badger's - Gordon Bennett there is one.

 Common and Plentiful,

to the point where they are being culled,

 they are infrequently seen, except maybe as 'road-kill,

so we took the opportunity to

Fill Our Boots

 and see no reason why you should not be invited to enjoy the same

via all of the Snaps and Clips.

 This young animal was feeding varaciously on we knew not what

 and seemingly impervious of our presence

Reaching a point where it appeared to be satiated it slowly turned

and ambled back into the woodland after which we took a look at the food supply.

It looked every bit like livestock feed so could be attributed to the Herdsman purposefully

or accidentily leaving it there??
Whatever, a nice end to the days wander!