A few dry nights, and the moths are returning. This is the March Moth, Alsophila aescularia (male) , and is new to me.
And this is the Hebrew Character - Orthosia gothica:
Thursday 19 March 2009
Blue Sky
A wonderful spring morning dragged me out of my torpor and the hedgerow was found to be full of 7-spot Ladybirds. Every Hawthorn had a few basking in the sun. These two are on Ivy.
A few dry nights, and the moths are returning. This is the March Moth, Alsophila aescularia (male) , and is new to me.
And this is the Hebrew Character - Orthosia gothica:
A few dry nights, and the moths are returning. This is the March Moth, Alsophila aescularia (male) , and is new to me.
And this is the Hebrew Character - Orthosia gothica:
I love the ladybirds.
ReplyDeleteMe too - it's a very cheerful picture :-)
ReplyDeleteSpring is definitley in the air - heard my first chiffchaff of the year this morning.