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Elephant Hawk Moth
Following up to Sacha wrote:
One of the nursery staff has just brought one in. It's the most beautiful creature. We're going to release it into the car park border and pray it survives this terrible weather. we saw one on a TV prog and within ten minutes found one in freinds garden! They seem to be all the rage, big pic in FT at weekend. -- Mike (remove clothing to email) |
Elephant Hawk Moth
One of the nursery staff has just brought one in. It's the most beautiful
creature. We're going to release it into the car park border and pray it survives this terrible weather. -- Sacha http://www.hillhousenursery.co.uk (remove weeds from address) 'We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our children.' |
Elephant Hawk Moth
On 26/7/07 11:50, in article ,
"The Reid" wrote: Following up to Sacha wrote: One of the nursery staff has just brought one in. It's the most beautiful creature. We're going to release it into the car park border and pray it survives this terrible weather. we saw one on a TV prog and within ten minutes found one in freinds garden! They're not rare but they are unusual, so you were lucky. They seem to be all the rage, big pic in FT at weekend. I'll see if that's online. Val, who found it, says they like Fuchsias but the page I found on the web says Lonicera and Galium and rosebay willow herb. We have plenty of all! -- Sacha http://www.hillhousenursery.co.uk (remove weeds from address) 'We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our children.' |
Elephant Hawk Moth
Following up to Sacha wrote:
I'll see if that's online. "http://www.ft.com/cms/s/b5090652-371f-11dc-9f6d-0000779fd2ac.html" without the photo -- Mike (remove clothing to email) |
Elephant Hawk Moth
On Thu, 26 Jul 2007 11:51:23 +0100, Sacha
wrote: One of the nursery staff has just brought one in. It's the most beautiful creature. We're going to release it into the car park border and pray it survives this terrible weather. I raised one from a caterpillar when I was a little boy. Collecting the willowherb was my daily duty. It seemed to take forever to go through its development stages. I can still remember the day it emerged and opened its wings for the first time. Later its wings turned green and pink and it flew away, my beautiful pet had gone! Steve -- Steve Wolstenholme Neural Planner Software Ltd EasyNN-plus. The easy way to build neural networks. http://www.easynn.com |
Elephant Hawk Moth
On 26/7/07 12:02, in article ,
"The Reid" wrote: Following up to Sacha wrote: I'll see if that's online. "http://www.ft.com/cms/s/b5090652-371f-11dc-9f6d-0000779fd2ac.html" without the photo Thanks, Mike. I see 'my' Jersey Tiger is mentioned. ;-) 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. -- Sacha http://www.hillhousenursery.co.uk (remove weeds from address) 'We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our children.' |
Elephant Hawk Moth
On 26/7/07 12:17, in article ,
"Steve Wolstenholme" wrote: On Thu, 26 Jul 2007 11:51:23 +0100, Sacha wrote: One of the nursery staff has just brought one in. It's the most beautiful creature. We're going to release it into the car park border and pray it survives this terrible weather. I raised one from a caterpillar when I was a little boy. Collecting the willowherb was my daily duty. It seemed to take forever to go through its development stages. I can still remember the day it emerged and opened its wings for the first time. Later its wings turned green and pink and it flew away, my beautiful pet had gone! Steve What a privilege though, Steve and what a lovely, lasting memory. -- Sacha http://www.hillhousenursery.co.uk (remove weeds from address) 'We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our children.' |
Elephant Hawk Moth
Following up to Sacha wrote:
but if it's a fine night, we'll give it a try. we get lots for some reason -- Mike (remove clothing to email) |
Elephant Hawk Moth
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. -- Roger Hunt |
Elephant Hawk Moth
On 26/7/07 13:32, in article ,
"The Reid" wrote: Following up to Sacha wrote: but if it's a fine night, we'll give it a try. we get lots for some reason I've just remembered we're going to be in Jersey that very night, so I'll have to see if I can persuade the family to join me in this slightly eccentric exercise! -- Sacha http://www.hillhousenursery.co.uk (remove weeds from address) 'We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our children.' |
Elephant Hawk Moth
On 26/7/07 13:33, in article ,
"Steve Wolstenholme" wrote: On Thu, 26 Jul 2007 13:11:54 +0100, Sacha wrote: On 26/7/07 12:17, in article , "Steve Wolstenholme" wrote: On Thu, 26 Jul 2007 11:51:23 +0100, Sacha wrote: One of the nursery staff has just brought one in. It's the most beautiful creature. We're going to release it into the car park border and pray it survives this terrible weather. I raised one from a caterpillar when I was a little boy. Collecting the willowherb was my daily duty. It seemed to take forever to go through its development stages. I can still remember the day it emerged and opened its wings for the first time. Later its wings turned green and pink and it flew away, my beautiful pet had gone! Steve What a privilege though, Steve and what a lovely, lasting memory. It's certainly lasted. I was in the infants at four years old. I'm now pushing 59. My 90 year old mother still tells people about her little boys dedication to a "big pink moth". Steve She's a mother. That's her job. ;-) -- Sacha http://www.hillhousenursery.co.uk (remove weeds from address) 'We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our children.' |
Elephant Hawk Moth
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. -- Sacha http://www.hillhousenursery.co.uk (remove weeds from address) 'We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our children.' |
Elephant Hawk Moth
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.) -- Roger Hunt |
Elephant Hawk Moth
Following up to Roger Hunt wrote:
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.) if you should find yourself near Sevilla cathedral at night, but before the floodlights go out, look up at the myriad nightjars hunting moths. -- Mike (remove clothing to email) |
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