Wildlife mid 2009

[cohan]

I have a pot of Busy Lizzies sitting on old bricks by the back door.  Today I moved the pot so I could dig up a couple of Begonia sutherlandii which I wanted to move.  I found quite a mini menagerie on the bricks including this little newt which I think was one of last year's babies.I had the begonia at the back door in a pot three years ago an was quite surprised when little plants appeared the following year.  I was even more surprised to see them this year as we had temperatures down to -12 on a couple of nights this past winter.

great to see the newt, less sure about the other critters
interesting about the begonia... i guess the seeds are tougher than the plants?

[cohan]

Thanks for your comment Cohan, I find it such a challenge to photograph butterflies and probably spend far too long just watching their wonderful flight patterns and social gatherings 

i know well they are not an easy subject..unfortunately, i don't too often have enough time(patience!) to follow them around--mostly i hope for a less 'flighty' individual to get some lucky shots.. time spent watching i'm sure is very good for the soul!

[Ragged Robin]

Fabulous images of the Robin Moth with her mate Anthony and so exciting to capture them so beautifully.  

On down loading my photos my computer crashed and now I'm trying to recover them from my card - very upsetting    Hope to post them soon if I can  

After much heartache I have managed to recover some of the photos from my card and here are the photos of the Robin Moth - a bit soft but it gives an impression of the size of it on Anthony's finger and the wonderful patterns and furry legs.

[Paul T]

Wow! 

[Maggi Young]

Wow! Indeed, WOW WOW!  Really see how big she is in these shots.... and, while fancy wings are one thing, that super fancy patterned fur coat is another! Absolutely exquisite....... stunning!

[Ragged Robin]

Exactly, Paul, she was full of eggs and had just hatched the night before I visited 

The photos Anthony took were on the following day when her mate joined her........I'll leave him to explain what happened next......

[Paddy Tobin]

A fabulous moth, really beautiful.

Paddy

[cohan]

Fabulous images of the Robin Moth with her mate Anthony and so exciting to capture them so beautifully.  

On down loading my photos my computer crashed and now I'm trying to recover them from my card - very upsetting    Hope to post them soon if I can  

After much heartache I have managed to recover some of the photos from my card and here are the photos of the Robin Moth - a bit soft but it gives an impression of the size of it on Anthony's finger and the wonderful patterns and furry legs.

very fancy indeed! great colours and texture..

[Ragged Robin]

Not at all what you would expect a moth to look like but just fabulous with her spotty body and and beautifully patterned wings 

Glad you liked my recovered photos, Cohan - was devastated when they were corrupted but used a thing called Klix to fix them

[cohan]

Glad you liked my recovered photos, Cohan - was devastated when they were corrupted but used a thing called Klix to fix them

good you could get them back! shame to lose photos, esp those you cant retake..

[Lesley Cox]

An amazing moth. So big and such beautiful colours and patterns. Oh well, you've all said it already. Love her body too as well as the wings.

[annew]

And the red furry legs!

[Maggi Young]

And the red furry legs!

Who could forget those! It was seeing them that made me realise that this was not Yvonne T. in a fabulous, cuddly  velvet outfit!! 

[Paul T]

Yvonne T. in a fabulous, cuddly  velvet outfit!!

[Maggi Young]

Yvonne T. in a fabulous, cuddly  velvet outfit!!

Yes, Paul, I thought you'd really pushed the boat out and bought a fab designer velvet costume..... after Lesley's suggestions of a velvet cloak ( elsewhere on the Forum)