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First butterfly today

Dave Hill

2007-03-24, 5:25 pm

That item on the yellow Magnolia reminds me that there was a lovely
sulphur yellow (Brimstone?) around today, taking it's life in it's
hands (or should that be wings) by flying between our 4 bird feeders
whilst the birds were feeding, and none paid it any attention.

The next thing will be the first swallow, I wonder if that will be
early this year, normally we see ours around the 12 - 14th April

David Hill
Abacus Nurseries

Keith \(Dorset\)

2007-03-25, 5:25 pm

The birds at the feeders are not insectivorous David!

"Dave Hill" <david@abacus-nurseries.co.uk> wrote in message
news:1174764251.359183.66850@b75g2000hsg.googlegroups.com...
> That item on the yellow Magnolia reminds me that there was a lovely
> sulphur yellow (Brimstone?) around today, taking it's life in it's
> hands (or should that be wings) by flying between our 4 bird feeders
> whilst the birds were feeding, and none paid it any attention.
>
> The next thing will be the first swallow, I wonder if that will be
> early this year, normally we see ours around the 12 - 14th April
>
> David Hill
> Abacus Nurseries
>

Bob Hobden

2007-03-25, 5:25 pm

"Dave Hill" wrote ...
> That item on the yellow Magnolia reminds me that there was a lovely
> sulphur yellow (Brimstone?) around today, taking it's life in it's
> hands (or should that be wings) by flying between our 4 bird feeders
> whilst the birds were feeding, and none paid it any attention.
>
> The next thing will be the first swallow, I wonder if that will be
> early this year, normally we see ours around the 12 - 14th April
>
The male Brimstone is usually the first butterfly to be seen each year and
it's colour is said to be why they are called butter-flys.
Our first this year was a couple of weeks ago when we saw a perfect Red
Admiral flying around the small garden that's behind the long water at RHS
Wisley. Lots of walls to catch the suns warmth there.

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Regards
Bob H
17mls W. of London.UK

Bob Hobden

2007-03-25, 5:25 pm

"Keith (Dorset)" wrote after
> "Dave Hill" wrote
> The birds at the feeders are not insectivorous David!
>
>
That said we have a couple of Robins that constantly feed from our seed only
feeders and they are certainly insect eaters as are the various species of
Tits.

--
Regards
Bob H
17mls W. of London.UK

Dave Hill

2007-03-25, 5:25 pm

On 25 Mar, 21:15, "Keith \(Dorset\)" <kvpd1NOSPAMM...@btinternet.com>
wrote:
> The birds at the feeders are not insectivorous David!
>
Well except for the Tits.
I wonder if the butterfly knew that?
Today we had 2 Peacock butterflies around, and it wasn't exactly a
sunny day, and we are on the side of a mountain facing south but no
walls etc to give a lot of shelter.
I just think we breed them tough here in Wales.

David Hill
Abacus Nurseries

Sacha

2007-03-25, 8:25 pm

On 25/3/07 22:30, in article 56o7uqF293a6kU1@mid.individual.net, "Bob
Hobden" <bobh@invalid.com> wrote:

>
> "Keith (Dorset)" wrote after
> That said we have a couple of Robins that constantly feed from our seed only
> feeders and they are certainly insect eaters as are the various species of
> Tits.

Great tits are using the feeder outside my study window (first floor) but I
haven't yet spotted them anywhere else in the garden or the greenhouses. Do
they prefer to feed from on high?!

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Sacha
http://www.hillhousenursery.co.uk
South Devon
http://www.discoverdartmoor.co.uk/
(remove weeds from address)

Keith \(Dorset\)

2007-03-26, 1:25 pm

Hi Bob,

Yes it was a badly thought out reply... I had this vision of finches and
sparrows, at your feeders - like we get here...... and by insectivores I
meant (trying to dig himself out of a trench!) - things that routinely
'flycatch'.

Good wishes,

Keith

"Bob Hobden" <bobh@invalid.com> wrote in message
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>
> "Keith (Dorset)" wrote after
> That said we have a couple of Robins that constantly feed from our seed
> only feeders and they are certainly insect eaters as are the various
> species of Tits.
>
> --
> Regards
> Bob H
> 17mls W. of London.UK
>
>

Andy Spragg

2007-03-29, 9:25 am

On 24 Mar 2007 12:24:11 -0700, Dave Hill wrote:

> That item on the yellow Magnolia reminds me that there was a lovely
> sulphur yellow (Brimstone?) around today, taking it's life in it's
> hands (or should that be wings) by flying between our 4 bird feeders
> whilst the birds were feeding, and none paid it any attention.
>
> The next thing will be the first swallow, I wonder if that will be
> early this year, normally we see ours around the 12 - 14th April
>
> David Hill
> Abacus Nurseries

I saw my first brimstone a couple of weeks ago, and another a week or so
ago. Yesterday I saw what appears to have been a small white! Is that not a
bit on the soon side?

Andy

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