wildlife

[Anthony Darby]

It was so light it could just have blown away if it had been windy.

I have made enquiries about the worms. Apparently on playing fields they spray chemicals to kill worms and grass beetles. Wonder what this would do to the resident blackbirds, thrushes, kingfishers etc.?

[Maggi Young]

Goodness only knows, Anthony - sounds dreadful.  An excuse for lack of  diligent groundsmanship, I reckon.

[Anthony Darby]

The are "sand turfs", with an inch of pure sand over the topsoil. Apparently worms drag the sand down into the soil and this makes the turf muddy in wet weather. I have never seen the froth before, and it was gone by tea time on the same day.

[latestart]

Yuck Anthony it makes you wonder what we are doing to the planet. Here is a prettier photo to cheer you up. I think it is a Brimstone Moth. It was resting on a climbing hydrangea and flew off when I went to open the gates this afternoon. I have not seen one before.   

[Chris Johnson]

Yuck Anthony it makes you wonder what we are doing to the planet. Here is a prettier photo to cheer you up. I think it is a Brimstone Moth. It was resting on a climbing hydrangea and flew off when I went to open the gates this afternoon. I have not seen one before.

Yes, Brimstone Moth. Rarely seem by day but comes out just after dark; also attracted to light.

[Anthony Darby]

A familiar sight when I lived in Dunblane.

[fermi de Sousa]

Some people get rabbits in their garden and complain.
This morning we looked out to see this fellow "mowing" the grass,
cheers
fermi

[Maggi Young]

Hmmmm,  I don't suppose he will stick to a diet of grass though, will he?

[fermi de Sousa]

Hmmmm,  I don't suppose he will stick to a diet of grass though, will he?

These roos seem to survive on just grass and the only plants they've damaged had grassy foliage! Wallabies cause more damage (as Anthony may concede  )
Actually one roo killed a newly planted fruit tree by landing on it when jumping a fence!
cheers
fermi

[Anthony Darby]

These roos seem to survive on just grass and the only plants they've damaged had grassy foliage! Wallabies cause more damage (as Anthony may concede  )
Actually one roo killed a newly planted fruit tree by landing on it when jumping a fence!
cheers
fermi

I was watching the Ashes on the other side Fermi. First time the last innings of the third day of an Ashes test lasting less time than a rugby match. The All Blacks played quite poorly. Back to more important things.  I see the Aussies have dropped Imodium as a sponsor as the runs have dried up. 

[vivienne Condon]

Has any one ever seen a butterfly like this? it was on the side of the road just out of Cazorla Spain. It looked like a swallow tail butterfly at first, but the two long bits are not on the wings they seem to be  attached to the body separately to the wings. Are they stabilisers when they are landing or flying.

[Anthony Darby]

This is Nemoptera bipennis, which is the wood fairy or thread winged lacewing - Duende in Spanish - and belongs to the group called spoonwings. It belongs to the neuroptera, which includes ant lions and lacewings.

[vivienne Condon]

Wow thank you Anthony is there any thing this forum does not know, thank you again
Viv

[Anthony Darby]

I've been to Spain many times but never seen one. Lucky you. 

[David Nicholson]

Photo taken by my son's Fiance on Burgh Island (Bigbury Bay) last weekend. Burnet six spot, there were loads of 'em.