Tuesday 22 June 2021

Rosy - Don Partridge

"Rain before 7, dry by 11"? Another myth you can scratch from your psyche, didn't even step 'ashore' yesterday so thankfully a few snaps from previous days!

There were a few more First for the Year Moths, which we recovered during a 30 minute weather window late afternoon, but not before giving more than a passing glace over the ever maturing

CANADA GEESE YOUNGSTERS
SCORCHED WING
and in 'cocked tail' pose, but from here on we have to return to the past couple of days.
A real favourite
ALDER MOTH
BRINDLED WHITE-SPOT
ROSY MARBLED
little bigger than a
Garden Pea
and something of a Wildlife surprise as this
FOX MOTH
laid her eggs before our very eyes - nice bonus and all returned to the Wild.
While sat there musing a female
BLACKCAP
was heading towards us at first reluctant to break cover
but as she did so
the
Male
in full voice
also put in an
appearance.
There was little else to the day but as ever when there is a light wind across the Heath the
ASPENS,
now in full leaf, are at their very best rustling in the wind while as far as foliage is concerned the
ALDER BUCKTHORN
has quickly followed suit while, despite the Autumnal spraying of the
FERNs
still they grow readily, but what a
pattern to the fronds the
KIWI's
can be rightly proud of their emblem although not that welcome here!