Month: May 2009
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Damselflies
Red Damselfly spotted on 22nd May and several Blues on 24th – the Blues not wasting any time but mating already. Also a Poplar Hawkmoth found on the garden fence again on 24th May – possibly a new specimen, although still with the distinctive dark patch on the head, quite unlike the illustration in the…
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Eyed Hawkmoth
Eyed Hawkmoth Smerinthus ocellata. Previously wrongly identified as a Poplar Hawkmoth. The confusion was due to the fact that we didn’t get a chance to see the ‘eyes’, plus the Chinery illustration for the Eyed Hawkmoth doesn’t show the hindwings projecting forwards, though the text does describe them this way. Thanks James.
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Sundial
Sundial, St Michael and All Angels, Chagford, Devon.
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Wood Anemones
Wood Anemones, Chagford, Devon.
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Warcleave Cottage
We spent a week at this National Trust holiday cottage by the River Teign.