tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5334048668354898660.post1874839826725757246..comments2024-01-08T19:01:37.331+00:00Comments on Donegal Wildlife: Winter mothsStuarthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15225743105419715015noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5334048668354898660.post-5371752389980148232013-01-09T22:48:50.537+00:002013-01-09T22:48:50.537+00:00@Caroline I'm not sure of the exact number, bu...@Caroline I'm not sure of the exact number, but there are around a dozen moths that can be found at this time of year. Many are nocturnal, though.<br /><br />@Weaver Glad to see you're around and hope you're well.<br /><br />@Gill I'd say that Dandelions, Daisies, various cresses, Herb Robert, Red Deadnettle and Common Fumitory are now perpetually in flower around here. I saw one Snowdrop in bud today. Plenty of gnats and I also saw a Bluebottle today. I suppose if bees, flies and trees are confused about the season, then seasonal species might also be conversely confused.<br />Stuarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15225743105419715015noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5334048668354898660.post-7571699962036846492013-01-09T21:23:58.722+00:002013-01-09T21:23:58.722+00:00Beautiful, aren't they, in close-up? Not many ...Beautiful, aren't they, in close-up? Not many moths here (there were more before Christmas I think). One or two gnat-like flies though - and several flowers out, e.g. dandelion, buttercaup, deadnettles, mouse-ear, but intriguingly neither snowdrops nor aconites which usually are out by now. Strange.Gillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15736035484977149890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5334048668354898660.post-74228945789314069702013-01-09T19:24:18.971+00:002013-01-09T19:24:18.971+00:00Thanks Stuart for the tip on Windows 7 - so many p...Thanks Stuart for the tip on Windows 7 - so many people say the same so shall certainly stick with it.The Weaver of Grasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13947971556343746883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5334048668354898660.post-64627051829958299172013-01-08T23:24:21.506+00:002013-01-08T23:24:21.506+00:00The Mottled Umber is magnificent. I was under the ...The Mottled Umber is magnificent. I was under the impression that I had seen the last of the moths before spring, but I have had one or two at the window. Caroline Gillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05203454486693014969noreply@blogger.com