Month: May 2009

  • 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…

  • 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.

  • Sundial

    Sundial, St Michael and All Angels, Chagford, Devon.

  • Wood Anemones

    Wood Anemones, Chagford, Devon.

  • Warcleave Cottage

    We spent a week at this National Trust holiday cottage by the River Teign.