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Roger Hunt · 26-07-2007, 03:30 PM posted to uk.rec.gardening

Sacha wrote
On 26/7/07 15:06, in article , "Roger
Hunt" wrote:
Sacha wrote

I bet you
anything you like not one moth will be visible here on the night of 11th
August but if it's a fine night, we'll give it a try.

Even if there are no moths to be seen there are still (if its fine) the
Perseid meteors to be admired, and typically they peak just after the
11th so there should be a few around.

I've never heard of them, I'm ashamed to say. Let's hope for a fine night.

Well worth Googling for! I try to spot them every year and once or twice
it has been a wonderful display.

I have a good resident population of Hawkmoths as well, and they
occasionally fly in. (The other night a red-green carpet moth flew in
and sat for a good while by the keyboard near the light, looking very
handsome.)
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Roger Hunt