The Boss

Monday, April 13

No, not Bruce Springsteen. We are blessed (!!) by a multitude of pheasants visiting the garden. Mainly females, but by this time of year, one female and a boss male who sees off any other visitors. This is the present boss.

His female doesn't seem to have nested yet, she is still walking about. We'd prefer it if she didn't, even though we no longer have cats. Our last cats were actually very wary of the adults so the chicks prospered. 

A much better moth catch on Saturday night. We put the actinic trap out in place of the MV as Andy had posted on our What's App group that he was getting better numbers and species using the former. We had 31 macro moths which included seven new for the year.

Both are views of a dark Frosted Green

Streamer

Powdered Quaker

Swallow Prominent

Waved Umber - very active, it waved goodbye as it flew out of the door

Nut-tree Tussock

Lunar Marbled Brown 

 

Both of the above photos are of Purple Thorn, from above and the side.

The lone micro was the dimunitive, delicate, Many Plumed.

The Australian shrub, Grevillea, has lasted the winter well - again - despite being neglected in the greenhouse.

Even more Petticoats out to-day.