Tuesday 26 June 2018

Fairy Creatures are Back

Heading home on my bike, chain replaced and Strava running as an experiment, I was delighted to notice the flickering fairy forms of 5 spot burnet  moths back on the campus badlands, feeding off thistle.

I say it every year, these are creatures straight out of Lewis Carroll. Normally if you see things like these, you should assume you are on something.

Lots of meadow brown flying about today, and also happy to see small skippers enjoying the thistles as well. Pollen counts so high it feels like my nose is permanently fizzing; I've never had a reaction like this before.

Si

All text and images copyright CreamCrackeredNature 26.06.18








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5 comments:

  1. Cheryl26 June 2018 at 14:28

    Lovely images of the Skippers Simon

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  2. John "By Stargoose And Hanglands"26 June 2018 at 22:33

    They certainly are extraordinary creatures - but then so are most insects when you get to view them up close. Good to see the butterflies, they seem unusually thin on the ground around here at present.

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  3. The Weaver of Grass27 June 2018 at 01:22

    They really are the most beautiful creatures aren't they Si?

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  4. Ragged Robin27 June 2018 at 03:31

    Super photos and so beautiful :)

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  5. Simon Douglas Thompson27 June 2018 at 11:39

    Thank you all, I was busy photographing them again as well!

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