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Last of the Summer Insects

27/8/2012

Just back from a week of studying Moths and Butterflies in the Highlands at Kindrogan Field Studies Centre. About 20 new species for me. Mostly the ones flying at this time of the year are fairly cryptic but close examination reveals the fantastic designs.

The one on the left is Golden-rod Brindle a local species that can be found by cold searching posts during the day. You can easily see the problem a bird would have in trying to decide if it was wood or food.

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A Late Barn Owl Brood

14/8/2012

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The summer weather had ensured that the countryside is lush this year. Good for much wildlife although not necessarily good for wildlife watchers. The moth trap has been dusted down and we have shown that insect life is plentiful. During the day the macro lens has found many subjects from poppies to Hoverflies; one day I'll get a decent one in flight.

Some birds will have second broods - Yellowhammer for example but, for many, it is over for this year. One still going strong is a local Barn Owl. For the past two weeks I have been visiting a farm and waiting in my hide atop the scaffold. Progress was initially slow but the young are give me a chance. Here is a young bird, almost identical to the adult.After the long wait, the rush of pleasure when a bird appears is hard to put into words.

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Last of the Summer Insects

A Late Barn Owl Brood

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