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sgt.colon



Joined: 27 Jul 2009
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Location: Just south of north.
PostPosted: Tue Jul 14, 20 8:32 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

A few pictures I've taken. Done on my phone so not the best pq.








This young lady I watched laying eggs on some of our plants. It's amazing how picky she was about which leaf to use. Last picture is some of her eggs on a nasturtium leaf.




Sat and watch a bumble bee collecting for our antirrhinums.




This one was chilling down the allotment.

dpack



Joined: 02 Jul 2005
Posts: 45384
Location: yes
PostPosted: Tue Jul 14, 20 7:52 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

nice

that red and black moth also lives round here , i did look em up and got a name but i cant remember it

a day flying one iirc

in sammison news, stumpitu seems to be healing and can still jump accurately, although "vole style" does not suit them as a look

gz



Joined: 23 Jan 2009
Posts: 8578
Location: Ayrshire, Scotland
PostPosted: Tue Jul 14, 20 8:27 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

The red and black one is a Cinnabar moth, eats ragwort, as stripey yellow and black caterpillars

Mistress Rose



Joined: 21 Jul 2011
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PostPosted: Wed Jul 15, 20 7:28 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

That's what I though too Gz. The others look like cabbage whites, so expect your plants to be eaten. I am currently inspecting the kale and purple sprouters on a regular basis to try to squash any eggs before they hatch. I had to take the net off those as they were pushing against the top, as the net was over cloche rings. One day I will be round to making a tall netted cage to move round the garden over the cabbages.

dpack



Joined: 02 Jul 2005
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Location: yes
PostPosted: Tue Jul 21, 20 10:18 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

sammison news

youngi is looking buff
mikki is cute and tidy
stumpitu is not around

bird town news

plenty of young sparrows
the second small bracket is still with us
fat pigeons can be quite aggressive and nice to each other on a short cycle

invert times

there seem to be less than last year across many phyla
that might be due to some local changes(see move, demolitions and construction+ folk at home "making things tidy" or might be of broader origins
numbers and species are perhaps a quarter of last year, especially butterflies , hoverflies, wasps and bees,

less ladybirds but extra blackfly

tis been a bit dark for snaps and i have been a busy but i will find something fun to point glass at.

Shane



Joined: 31 Oct 2005
Posts: 3467
Location: Doha. Is hot.
PostPosted: Wed Jul 22, 20 4:57 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

Our bulbuls took the bairns out for their first hop/flight around the garden yesterday. Managed to get a few pics, that I'll upload when I get the chance.

Mistress Rose



Joined: 21 Jul 2011
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PostPosted: Wed Jul 22, 20 5:44 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

Although the buddleia are in flower there don't seem to be that many butterflies in the garden except the beastly cabbage whites. However, there are plenty in the woods and a reasonable range of species by the looks of it.

Was at son's place yesterday evening and saw a hawk of some sort, but too high to identify as no idea of size, as it was against a blue sky. There are plenty of pigeons round there, so would be good hunting for sparrowhawk or peregrine.

dpack



Joined: 02 Jul 2005
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Location: yes
PostPosted: Wed Jul 22, 20 1:02 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

invertebrate numbers across the entire range seem down this year

so is the diversity count

anecdote is not data, many anecdotes can be used as data.


ummm
i did wonder if lots of folk at home "tidying the garden etc, fixing that etc"might have been a factor
the weather has not been very odd so that seems unlikely as a reason

if folk do have data it would be interesting to try to work out if there are less inverts and if so why?

dpack



Joined: 02 Jul 2005
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PostPosted: Wed Jul 22, 20 3:39 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

little bracket one was rather good at catching those two worms, very pro

smallish, maybe 75 mm x 4 mm, quite red

i have no idea what spp they are, but they are the most popular with the wormybirds

seeing them catch the big ones and slap them about can be a bit "arena" to watch
red in beak and etc

Mistress Rose



Joined: 21 Jul 2011
Posts: 15542

PostPosted: Thu Jul 23, 20 6:21 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

I take it that bracket 1 has wandered off on its own now then. Something is digging in our sawdust heap, so I assume they are after beetle grubs, so must be some about. We are seeing a few adult beetles, but not seen too many yet. Some of the late summer plants haven't made their appearance yet either, so may be a bit early for them. Plenty of butterflies in the woods though.

dpack



Joined: 02 Jul 2005
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PostPosted: Thu Jul 23, 20 11:06 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

that was little bracket one who pops by for a meal sometimes,
little bracket two seems to be fed at the nest mostly

Mistress Rose



Joined: 21 Jul 2011
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PostPosted: Fri Jul 24, 20 6:43 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

Glad little bracket one is still around.

Saw a few assorted butterflies on the buddleia today, but not as many as I would expect. No idea why it should be a bad butterfly year but it doesn't seem too good. I am not helping the cabbage white population for next year as I am de-egging my cabbages every couple of days.

Jam Lady



Joined: 28 Dec 2006
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Location: New Jersey, USA
PostPosted: Sun Jul 26, 20 3:52 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    



Tiger swallowtail on bottlebrush buckeye, Aesculus parviflora, today.

Mistress Rose



Joined: 21 Jul 2011
Posts: 15542

PostPosted: Mon Jul 27, 20 6:59 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

That is a pretty spectacular butterfly Jam Lady. I am familiar with the red buckeye; we tend to call them red horse chestnut as they are very similar to our own horse chestnut Aesculus hippocastanum but don't know that one.

dpack



Joined: 02 Jul 2005
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Location: yes
PostPosted: Mon Jul 27, 20 10:00 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

nice butterfly and snap of it

we have a few very colourful ones this side of the pond but most are quite subtly dressed

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