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pertonmoths.bsky.social
Mostly moths, but then there'll be leafmines and bees and craneflies and..... well, easily distracted by wildlife.
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Wow, what a cracker, just a bit jealous πŸ˜€
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πŸ˜πŸ‘πŸ‘
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That's up there with some of my finest πŸ˜€
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Nice one πŸ‘πŸ‘
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Looks a bit like one of the bagworms, maybe?
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No, no, of course not. but as it happens, I've got this very nice little astra... πŸ˜€
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It's a very nice early moth , 1 careful trapping πŸ˜€
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😁 I'd definitely trade an early moth for Orange underwing 😊
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Flippity flip!! I think Steve was thinking too 😁 but yes, wow, what a night. It went cold here last night but I still might have A moth πŸ˜€
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Can't be long, surely😊
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Thanks Les πŸ‘πŸ‘πŸ˜Š
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Was a lovely looking moth, not sure if the last record here was mine or not, might be a new one for me too. 😊
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Cheers Steve,Yes looks like they are up to 2023 so may not be 1st but its definitely made my day And checked the lure this morning and got a giganteana too. Things are definitely slow going but that's still 3 new park records already this year 😊
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Thanks Steve, That's what made stop and go, err ooh better check. Not many anywhere on the west mids moths. Certainly none showing for staffs 😁
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Oh my ! What some of the naughty little children get up to round here, no never heard a sound πŸ˜‡
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🀞🀞🀞🀞😊
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Yeah, it's been a hard couple of months for the home trap but what a start 😁😊
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It's the way it goes sometimes with the youngsters πŸ™‚ next year 😁
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Just a single Hebrew Character here way down south.
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Yes that was me 😊
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Great to see you Les, and you did a great job on the presentation πŸ‘πŸ‘
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Great to meet you at last πŸ˜€ I've no doubt we'll bump into each other at some point along the track πŸ‘
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Yes, it's great to meet everyone in person πŸ˜€ I just love this day one of my yearly highlights 😊
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Just thought exactly the same as Dave, lovely to see the leafmines too, Stigmella aurella 😊😊😊
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Another week then perhaps and I'll try mine 😊
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😁
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Was rather pleased with it πŸ˜€ I keep forgetting the team moth # !!!
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Yeah, like a photo, I could tell it was you last year πŸ˜‰
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I had a very pleasant couple of hours trying to get the right angle and magnification to see the anal comb or not. Not as it turned out , I had a phone full of caterpillar bum pics πŸ˜€
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Was not expecting it, that's for sure 😊
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Oh all right then πŸ˜€