The third and final burst of inspiration for re-juvinating the Bagsy Blog came as a result of a completely unexpected but most longed for catch from the Moth Traps.
TOWERING CUMULUS
looked unlikely to marr the daily rounds of our 'patch' here in East Dorset but kicked off by finding 
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c3 ABERDEEN ANGUS
along with
along with
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c2 BELTED GALLOWAY CATTLE
on the loose informing the owner with haste before they took to the Main Road!
on the loose informing the owner with haste before they took to the Main Road!
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A far more welcome find within the main Solar Panel Compound was the first of the year
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GOLDEN WAXCAP
where , on the previous day, there was not a sign with Birds also at a bit of a premium save for a single and not very obliging
RED-LEGGED PARTRIDGE
Again no more than a single
MISTLE THRUSH
Alway considered of great value despite thier origins sparring
Alway considered of great value despite thier origins sparring
COCK PHEASANTS
With the year growing long the likelihood of more Moth deminishes by the day,
("stand up the boy who shouted HURRAH")
but still enjoying the beauty of the likes of
With the year growing long the likelihood of more Moth deminishes by the day,
("stand up the boy who shouted HURRAH")
but still enjoying the beauty of the likes of
MERVEILLE du JOUR
and the reatively scarce
and the reatively scarce
OAK RUSTIC
The OAK part refering to 'Holm Oak' rather than the Major Oak of Acorn fame, and now daily as a Holm stands right outside of my door.
At the last of our 5 traps, also within the Solar Panel Compound, not the Moth of the Year, or that of the Century and certainly not that since we have been actively interested in such things! Whoever could have predicted about the most sort-after Insect across the whole genre, 
close your eyes
and open you hands for the magnificent
DEATH'S-HEAD HAWK-MOTH
Note the ('Scull Shape') head pattern
from which its name derivesand also emits a 'sqeeking sound' when disturbed
which may be audible from the video clips?
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DEATH'S-HEAD HAWK-MOTH
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We have only ever seen a single 'live' one before along with a dead example use to highlight migrant creatures on a BBC Wildlife Documentary featuring wildlife, mainly birds, of North Sea Oil Rigs in which I featured. We may return to that in days to come - bit of an Eye-Opener!
TIME TO STOP WHILE WE ARE AHEAD, WITH HOPES OF BEING WITH YOU AGAIN MANANA!
TIME TO STOP WHILE WE ARE AHEAD, WITH HOPES OF BEING WITH YOU AGAIN MANANA!
