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Post by petdesigns on Jul 29, 2007 7:11:02 GMT 1
Red Admiral and Peacock Peacock, I think no idea
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Post by petdesigns on Jul 29, 2007 7:12:12 GMT 1
And now my favourite pics: a 'Drinker Moth': and a grasshopper:
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Post by petdesigns on Jul 29, 2007 7:13:42 GMT 1
And now I could do with help - does anybody know what this wild flower is called?
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Post by AuntAggie on Jul 29, 2007 12:38:31 GMT 1
Could be Prunella vulgaris - common name selfheal. www.plantpress.com/wildlife/o776-selfheal.php www.britishnature.co.uk/WildFlowers/Selfheal.html The name comes from the medieval German "brunella, derived from die bruen - an affliction of the mouth for which this plant was a remedy. The plant was thought to resemble a throat so, therefore, it followed that it should be used for treating throat problems. Folk lore tells us that it should be gathered when the Dog Star is rising.
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Post by petdesigns on Jul 29, 2007 13:05:24 GMT 1
Thank you That really does seem to be 'it'!!
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Post by Tracyb on Jul 29, 2007 15:54:30 GMT 1
Lovely photos Jutta & wish like you we could find a field & build like a liitle place on it. we are hoping to work really hard till we can afford to buy place in Scotland. Love the peace & quiet the animals & the dogs love it too.
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Post by petdesigns on Jul 30, 2007 7:20:48 GMT 1
Thank you No building of a little (or not so little) place on the Dickerfield - it's strictly 'green belt' and therefore we were just about able to get it.
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Post by AliBullie on Jul 31, 2007 9:51:48 GMT 1
Great pictures Jutta, A little piece of Paradise in Somerset.
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Post by RuthE on Jul 31, 2007 15:54:01 GMT 1
Lovely pics This one is a small tortoiseshell painted layd?
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Post by RuthE on Jul 31, 2007 21:20:45 GMT 1
I think this one is a gatekeeper not sure The one below it may be the same species.
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Post by RuthE on Jul 31, 2007 21:25:40 GMT 1
Could be a comma, but not easy to tell at that angle. no idea
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Post by RuthE on Jul 31, 2007 21:30:45 GMT 1
I think the first is a marbled white. Not sure about the second - possibly green-veined white?? not sure which butterfly this is not sure
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Post by petdesigns on Aug 1, 2007 12:55:45 GMT 1
Thank you, Ruth!! I think this is the same type of butterfly:
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Post by RuthE on Aug 1, 2007 13:17:05 GMT 1
Yes, that is a comma ;D
I used to spend ages as a kid, abut 20 years ago, watching the butterflies on my Mum's buddlia. In those days we mostly got cabbage white, small tortoiseshell and peacocks. Red admirals were a rarity. I was sitting watching her buddlia again at the weekend (same plant, same garden) and noticed that red admirals were much more common, probably the most common, followed by peacocks, but only very few small tortoiseshells.
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Post by petdesigns on Aug 7, 2007 16:38:40 GMT 1
Yes, we have most on the budlia, but on the bramble and the nettles are quite a few other ones, too. Here a couple more photographed recently: these two photos are of the same one:
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Post by petdesigns on Feb 11, 2008 8:08:08 GMT 1
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Post by julie on Feb 11, 2008 11:05:20 GMT 1
Those are lovely pictures Jutta
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Post by muttlies6 on Feb 11, 2008 12:59:50 GMT 1
Those are great. But a ladybird this early!
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Post by petdesigns on Feb 11, 2008 17:59:39 GMT 1
I couldn't believe the ladybirds (we saw 3!!) either, that's why we took photos (this is the only one that came out ok I'm afraid to say). It's easy to make nice pictures with such gorgeous hounds... hehehe
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Post by Selina the Moorland Minx on Feb 11, 2008 18:53:41 GMT 1
Jutta, I've really enjoyed looking back over the photos since you got the dickerfield, I really will make it up one day, I haven't forgotten, honest.
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