Moths (986 views)
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Just checking my ears ...................... NOPE defo not royalty.   |
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Had the Hummingbird Hawk Moth in the garden this evening - camera was indoors :( |
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Missed the hawk moth but got these still :)  |
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What amazing colours.   |
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top quality pics paul. amazing to think we are surrounded by all this beauty but in the modern world we tend to rush past. |
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These were just in the back garden in a few minutes - there were cabbage white, gatekeeper, the illusive hawk moth, dragonflies and a sea of grasshoppers !! |
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Hummingbird Hawkmoth? Jammy thing...same thing happened to me two days ago. Saw my first for four years up at High Meadow but didn't have my camera on me either! Apparantly I missed a Death Head's Hawkmoth by ten minutes too - never seen one. Got the moth trap running as I type this for the second time and keep popping out just to get a face-full of midges. Identifying these things really is a bugger isn't it? |
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Yes a Hummingbird Hawkmoth - he keeps terrorising me by only turning up when Jo is around, but today I am stood there chatting and he was next to me !!! |
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A couple more from last night. They are quite endearing little things really - but then I have no friends.  Don't know what this one is:  Small Purple and Gold:  Ruby Tiger:  40W Ranger Moth trap:  Last edited at 9:57am on 03/08/10 by Phil |
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Small Emerald:  Silver Y:  Not just moths, ended up with a very small Water Boatman in there! Not expecting that.  Last edited at 10:06am on 03/08/10 by Phil |
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Lovely photos Phil I find the Emeralds a little scary but I like the Silver Y. |
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 Look what I found this morning Phil!! YAY!!! Dont want to bore you with a mega zoomed in image on here!! |
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It's a cactus ! |
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Scotchie |
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Ooooh, lovely. I think you've found a 1970s Doctor Who monster! Here's my best guess, a larva of an Emperor Moth! I'm not certain, but see what you think: http://ukmoths.org.uk/show.php?id=1187 |
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He's lovely Jenni |
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I reckon soo Phil.. I am planning on getting back to Harty Ferry and Oare Marshes nature reserve hopefully in the next few weeks. Ducks and birds, and lots of butterflies.. quite liking the idea of sitting in the hides for a few hours... |
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What a wonderful caterpillar Jenni, yes, it is like a cactus Paul, would look good in a pot !! Never seen one. Here is another green one photographed in our garden, either a Privet or Poplar Hawk Moth caterpillar, not quite sure which:  |
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Love it Kath - a beauty! If you want to see some spectacular butterflies, take a walk up High Meadow behind the DGSB. The Konik ponies have done wonders chopping down the grass thus allowing our native chalk plants to really flourish; in turn this has allowed our native chalk butterflies to do really well. Just a quick list of a few of the butterflies I've seen up there in that one field over the last two days: Comon Blue Small White Small Copper Wall Red Admiral Meadow Brown Gatekeeper Speckled Wood Large Skipper Marbled White Let alone the Noctule bat, dragonflies, Hummingbird and Privet Hawk Moths... Hats off to the White Cliffs Countryside Project! Last edited at 5:47pm on 05/08/10 by Phil |
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Ahhh bats, hummingbirds and dragonflies - love them! |
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