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

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