Bogey nailed! (1 Viewer)

Andy Adcock

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• Aug 14, 2018

• #1

Finally, after my wife mocking me for the last few years, that she's seen half a dozen, I get my first Clifden Nonpareil.

St Petersburg, tonight.

 

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rosaria

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• Aug 15, 2018

• #2

Brilliant, I'm envious!

 

Andy Adcock

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• Aug 15, 2018

• #3

Thanks Rose,
slightly better pics, the undwerwing is equally striking, it's amazing in flight and big!!.

 

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rosaria

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• Aug 15, 2018

• #4

and not averse to posing beautifully!

 

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Atropos

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• Aug 16, 2018

• #5

Beautiful...one of the many species I regret not seeing when I lived "up north"!!

 

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etudiant

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• Aug 16, 2018

• #6

andyadcock said:

Thanks Rose,
slightly better pics, the undwerwing is equally striking, it's amazing in flight and big!!.

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How did you do that? Did you raise it from the egg?
Lovely creature, am somewhat envious, here in NYC the policy is to spray generously, for fear of West Nile. That keeps the mosquitoes down, along with most other insect life. A bad trade, imho.

 

Andy Adcock

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• Aug 16, 2018

• #7

etudiant said:

How did you do that? Did you raise it from the egg?
Lovely creature, am somewhat envious, here in NYC the policy is to spray generously, for fear of West Nile. That keeps the mosquitoes down, along with most other insect life. A bad trade, imho.

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An hour in the fridge makes them docile for photography, most 'moth-er's' do it. It does no harm, the insect soon warms up and is then released.

I do it (and so do others) with Dragonflies too.

 

Andy Adcock

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• Aug 16, 2018

• #8

Atropos said:

Beautiful...one of the many species I regret not seeing when I lived "up north"!!

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I think that local numbers are probably bolstered by immigrants during this hot summer, I got another tonight and it was definitely a different insect.

 

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aeshna5

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• Aug 16, 2018

• #9

Certainly a wonderful moth which I've yet to connect with- so good luck to you. They seem to be now established as a resident in a few places in the south of England now so maybe in a few years we'll get them around London. If they do will follow a pattern by other species such as Toadflax Brocade, Small Ranunculus, Jersey Tiger + Tree Lichen Beauty to name a few.

 

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etudiant

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• Aug 16, 2018

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andyadcock said:

An hour in the fridge makes them docile for photography, most 'moth-er's' do it. It does no harm, the insect soon warms up and is then released.

I do it (and so do others) with Dragonflies too.

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A neat dodge!
I'd thought you had dipped the finger into nectar or some other attractant.