tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-824385241230348874.post2950221916962095290..comments2024-03-28T15:59:14.610+00:00Comments on Not Quite Scilly: Picture PostGavin Haighttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17242398421328525578noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-824385241230348874.post-88851368087123847722020-05-27T09:27:32.747+01:002020-05-27T09:27:32.747+01:00Well done, it was bothering me. Most illustrations...Well done, it was bothering me. Most illustrations of moths show wings closed, that made it harder to identify. Well, that's my excuse anyway. Please photograph all Lepidoptera with wings closed in future :o) Dave Burrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08259482046178828401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-824385241230348874.post-4382600236670377162020-05-26T15:36:51.225+01:002020-05-26T15:36:51.225+01:00Thanks Derek. Frankly I am in awe of those natural...Thanks Derek. Frankly I am in awe of those naturalists who can ID just about everything they clap eyes on. And the things they can't, well that's because it needs dissection and a microscope - which thay also know! A common and ordinary naturalist is very much what I am. If that!Gavin Haighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17242398421328525578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-824385241230348874.post-49477252666545117762020-05-26T15:33:04.646+01:002020-05-26T15:33:04.646+01:00Cheers Dave. Fortunately I knew what the moth was,...Cheers Dave. Fortunately I knew what the moth was, mainly because I've seen several recent photos of it on Twitter. As far as I'm aware it's the first time I've seen a Mother Shipton in the flesh though.Gavin Haighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17242398421328525578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-824385241230348874.post-11541500644345283732020-05-26T15:31:11.024+01:002020-05-26T15:31:11.024+01:00Thanks Jono. I do sympathise. I realise how fortun...Thanks Jono. I do sympathise. I realise how fortunate I am having access to so much coast that is basically deserted first thing in the morning.Gavin Haighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17242398421328525578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-824385241230348874.post-37322876638583349842020-05-26T15:28:57.511+01:002020-05-26T15:28:57.511+01:00Excellent, many thanks Seth. One of the things I r...Excellent, many thanks Seth. One of the things I really like about this world of online contacts is how willing everyone is to share knowledge so helpfully. Much appreciated.Gavin Haighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17242398421328525578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-824385241230348874.post-48478076052976395272020-05-26T14:57:01.604+01:002020-05-26T14:57:01.604+01:00A great post Gavin. Loved the ordinary-ness of it,...A great post Gavin. Loved the ordinary-ness of it, just someone admitting he doesn't know what everything he sees is. One for the common and ordinary naturalists among us.Derek Faulknerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05140363868104172311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-824385241230348874.post-69497103030231465192020-05-26T14:48:52.813+01:002020-05-26T14:48:52.813+01:00Hi Derek, Karen W of 'Wild Wings and Wandering...Hi Derek, Karen W of 'Wild Wings and Wanderings' fame has kindly confirmed my orchid ID, which is pleasing, and makes me want to make a bit more effort next time I'm faced with one I don't know. Gavin Haighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17242398421328525578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-824385241230348874.post-3116866388167274202020-05-26T14:15:48.116+01:002020-05-26T14:15:48.116+01:00More great photos. As for the moth I'm stumped...More great photos. As for the moth I'm stumped. I used to be quite into such things but I have no clue what that might be.Dave Burrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08259482046178828401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-824385241230348874.post-30237799222729507042020-05-26T13:46:50.955+01:002020-05-26T13:46:50.955+01:00That female Wheatear photo is very nice. I have se...That female Wheatear photo is very nice. I have seen perhaps 3 Wheatears all year and photographed none of them in any satisfactory way.Jonathan Lethbridgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12791327377479687655noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-824385241230348874.post-15476948350498925552020-05-26T12:50:15.942+01:002020-05-26T12:50:15.942+01:00Your rather marvellous spider is Agelena labyrinth...Your rather marvellous spider is Agelena labyrinthica, there's a page on it at - http://srs.britishspiders.org.uk/portal.php/p/Summary/s/Agelena+labyrinthicaGibsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14699055561230102061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-824385241230348874.post-10011037776787846032020-05-25T23:14:33.434+01:002020-05-25T23:14:33.434+01:00Thanks for the attempt Derek, but I know Pyramidal...Thanks for the attempt Derek, but I know Pyramidal Orchid, and that's not it. At least you had a stab at it though, and it's made me get an old book of the shelf. Both had spotted leaves, and I'm going for Heath Spotted Orchid for the first two, and Common Spotted for the last one. Gavin Haighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17242398421328525578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-824385241230348874.post-7528209455789397312020-05-25T22:50:52.675+01:002020-05-25T22:50:52.675+01:00My first impression of your flowers Gav, the one y...My first impression of your flowers Gav, the one you thought was different I thought Pyramid Orchid - because of it's shape, the other paler ones maybe a Southern Marsh (?) Though I humbly stand to be corrected!Derek Grimwoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18065118053922156948noreply@blogger.com