In ten years, I've seen one bird corpse in my garden (a few weeks ago). The snails and slug I cut up are always gone the next morning. I would guess mice, pigeons, crows and foxes will pretty much eat anything. There is major savaging going on, quietly - worms, frogs, spiders, moths, beetles, bees disappear.
I see quite a few bird corpses here sadly. Normal amounts for a healthy bird population but why they always want to die in my garden I have no idea. I've noticed that if I crush a vine weevil (or ten vine weevils) on a rock in my stone wall then the remains will disappear within a very short time. Harvestmen carry off big bits to munch in private, millipedes and woodlice turn up en masse, and eventually even the slugs come to slurp up the remains of the feast. It's disgustingly fascinating. Which is often the best kind of fascinating. It's a good sign of a healthy ecosystem though when you have so many recyclers on board. Your moth is a Double-striped Pug and very nicely marked too.
If you can keep your head, while those around you are losing theirs, you may not have grasped the seriousness of the situation.
said:I see quite a few bird corpses here sadly. Normal amounts for a healthy bird population but why they always want to die in my garden I have no idea.
We are all living close in terraced houses and have more cats and foxes than people (feels like it, at least). I think anything that larger that dies is going to get munched before the body gets cold. Households with cats might be see more presents on the doormat.
That's a lovely looking moth too. I wonder if it's a one-off or if it will become more common? There seem to be more hummingbird moths and clouded yellow butterflies being recorded this year so maybe conditions encouraged migration.
If you can keep your head, while those around you are losing theirs, you may not have grasped the seriousness of the situation.
As well as 27 large yellow underwings and 9 lesser yellow underwings, on Sunday night I also got from top left clockwise, two brimstone, one much larger and deeper yellow than the other, a Lunar underwing, a Dusky thorn, a black rustic, a garden carpet with a tortrix at the side of it, and two shuttle shaped darts. The lunar underwing and black rustic were new for me.
@wild edges from what I have seen on the internet this year there have been quite a few very rare moths turning up, so hopefully this is a sign of things to come year on year.
@fidgetbones that's a great selection, my particular favourite is the Black Rustic, what a great looking moth.
@wild edges from what I have seen on the internet this year there have been quite a few very rare moths turning up, so hopefully this is a sign of things to come year on year.
I just came back from walking the dog and there's a Large Ranunculus resting on the wall above my front door. Ranunculus referring to the buttercup-yellow highlights I assume? There's only two other records of it in Wales on iNaturalist and both are unconfirmed. NBN Atlas shows a fairly local record from 1938 but has a smattering of records along the south Wales coast. Nothing from this borough or adjacent boroughs though. A nice one to add to the garden list anyway
If you can keep your head, while those around you are losing theirs, you may not have grasped the seriousness of the situation.
That's a lovely looking moth @wild edges very subtle markings and those yellow highlights really stand out.
This thread and the pictures within it have really given me a new appreciation for moths, the colours and patterns on the wings are so incredibly detailed, so much better than butterflies.
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More Moth news, my local nature reserve has had a first for Britain confirmed today, see below link.
http://barnsleybirds.blogspot.com/2022/09/wintersett-sallow-nycteoline-1st-record.html?m=1
Your moth is a Double-striped Pug and very nicely marked too.
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@fidgetbones that's a great selection, my particular favourite is the Black Rustic, what a great looking moth.
This thread and the pictures within it have really given me a new appreciation for moths, the colours and patterns on the wings are so incredibly detailed, so much better than butterflies.
Any advice on this type would be appreciated, or are there better options in that price range?