Friday 26 June 2009

All quiet on the South-Western front!

The Great Tits in the box in our garden have been busy with a second brood and we can hear the young in there, they must be nearly ready to fledge. The squirrel is back on the peanuts so she probably has young somewhere.
We haven't posted anything for over a week and birding has been pretty quiet, everything is sitting on nests. John has been busy with Moths and Bugs however, so here is a selection from the past month or so.











16 comments:

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  2. Nice collection of moths and bugs.

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  3. Nice series of shots! It's interesting how different these creatures look when magnified. Thank goodness they are not large or we would be terrified all the time. I especially like the shot of the ladybug with the water droplets on it. I like the shot of the squirrel too. I've been enjoying watching and photographing the squirrels in my yard, although the ones here are the Arctic Ground Squirrel. Hmmm, in the last few days I've posted butterfly and squirrel shots too. Seems to be a theme for this time of year.

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  4. Lovely set of shots, the brimstone is a beauty.
    Sam

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  5. Hi JR and Sue.
    You have again taken some lovely photo's, something for everybody there, apart from birders, but it is a very quiet time on the bird front.

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  6. Hi Hohn,
    I thought your Peregrin shots were superb and in no way revealed the location, to be honest I didn't realise their level of protection until last weekend . I can't believe you had negative comments.
    Sam

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  7. Sorry about your name spelling. A slip of the finger.
    Sam

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  8. That's a great set of photos and what a variety of - of - bugs and such.
    I like the first one in the last row - looks like a stealth fighter or something (lol).

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  9. Nice set of bugs!! may favoritie is the lady bird covered in water dropplets very nice.

    Crista

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  10. Cracking set. The Brimstone is superb; what a beauty.

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  11. You have quite a variety of bugs here! What is that T-shaped thing? I think I saw that red beetle on Midmarsh Jottings.

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  12. Another superb collection of bugs and moths. Very colourful. You are carving out a niche John.

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  13. soon be time for more exciting things to happen, hang on in there!!

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  14. Thank you everybody for your great comments.
    Hi Kelly, the Moth is called a Plume-moth and the beetle is a Cardinal,both are about 20mm in size.
    John.

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  15. Great stuff John & Sue looks like the moth trap is paying dividends, some real beauties there

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  16. The Silver-ground Carpet is a beauty, stunning form!

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