So, the labour Gods decreed I should be off Sunday and Monday this week... nice to have 2 days together, but makes the rest of the week quite long! Mrs PB was off too on Sunday, so we had a lovely trip to Salisbury, and on the way home we decided on pub lunch. With beer. Or two. After I'd had a siesta, and Mrs PB was having an extended siesta, I loitered in the garden...
Alner's Gorse plus A Few From Home
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I think they look like flycatchers... Nice photo's of the hummingbird hawk moth PB. Great selection of photo's.PimperneBloke wrote: Thu Aug 14, 2025 3:48 pm So, the labour Gods decreed I should be off Sunday and Monday this week... nice to have 2 days together, but makes the rest of the week quite long! Mrs PB was off too on Sunday, so we had a lovely trip to Salisbury, and on the way home we decided on pub lunch. With beer. Or two. After I'd had a siesta, and Mrs PB was having an extended siesta, I loitered in the garden...
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Jacksparrow
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Re: Alner's Gorse plus A Few From Home
A lovely set of photos. The Hummingbird Hawkmoths were very good as I know how difficult they can be. 
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[/quote]I think they look like flycatchers... Nice photo's of the hummingbird hawk moth PB. Great selection of photo's.
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Thanks for the confirmation Snappy. It made a nice change for the HHM not to be here in the evening, in gloom and shadow lol
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Thanks for the confirmation Snappy. It made a nice change for the HHM not to be here in the evening, in gloom and shadow lol
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Thanks Jack, the brighter light certainly helpedJacksparrow wrote: Thu Aug 14, 2025 7:08 pm A lovely set of photos. The Hummingbird Hawkmoths were very good as I know how difficult they can be.
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Lots of lovely pics PB, not seen a spotted flycatcher this year yet sadly....HHM is a cracker!
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I thought you'd had one about the same time I saw my first one at badbury rings?!Linda257 wrote: Fri Aug 15, 2025 8:07 am Lots of lovely pics PB, not seen a spotted flycatcher this year yet sadly....HHM is a cracker!
We've had a HHM for each of the last 3 years, just for a few days, but this was first time in decent light I think
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A think a went looking for one at that point and found a Dipper insteadPimperneBloke wrote: Fri Aug 15, 2025 12:48 pm I thought you'd had one about the same time I saw my first one at badbury rings?!
We've had a HHM for each of the last 3 years, just for a few days, but this was first time in decent light I think
Maybe I do get HHMs ...am just too lazy to chase them around
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