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| Canary-shouldered Thorn |
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| Scorched Carpet - sounds like a nasty domestic accident involving an iron and beige shagpile. But actually a moth. |
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| The Lychnis |
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| Buff Ermine |
Today I had expert help with the moths! It was quite funny to see Mark paying close attention to all the micro (really small) moths that I normally discard. We had 34 species of macro (bigger) moths but the total catch (excluding micros) was well down, to about 60 or so. Scorched Carpet and Canary-shouldered Thorn were new to the list, though.
And about the mystery that was solved... On Wednesday morning I heard a strange whistling call. I couldn't place it at all - it really bugged me and distracted me from the moths, so I kind of ignored it.
But today the mystery whistler was identified (provisionally) - as a Northern Bobwhite quail! It was tracked down to a roadside tree not far from the garden. But since this is an escaped bird, it won't be going on the garden list.
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| Northern Bobwhite |
Full moth list for those who want it...
