Could be a Brown-tailed Moth nest - a real pest, especially in coastal ares but seems now to be found inland as well. If so - keep away from it!...
This link might give a definitive ID:http://ukmoths.org.uk/show.php?id=4447
Not been wooing in the woods again....? [img] [img]Nah - it was far too wet to woo... (or have I used that line before...???) :D :D
I kid you not, K-G - but it looks like a Kitten Moth!!! :DThe bars on the wings are quite dark, so I'd guess at an Alder Kitten, but it could...
Kryssy!!! Megastar!!! Saves all that messin' with "Insert Symbol" and a whacking great dialog box that takes up half the screen..... WOW!! Thanks!...
One of these! Not a wonderful pic, but they move faster than my rather basic digi compact can focus!!![img]
Common Swallowtail for you, Pip! Funny year, this year - the Scarce Swallowtails (despite the name) are usually more common - but this year it's...
Na ja - ganz gut, Kedi! Taking bookings???
Aha, whis4ey - you are right! It adds an acute accent to any vowel - that's something which might be useful at least.... so I'll forgive you for...
Dendy! Dendy! The memory's goin', m'dear!..... It's LE crepuscule!! (And I can't put the accent on either...nor can I remember the gender of...
Pip - can you give us some idea of size? Did you see any visible antennae? Must admit that "upturned boat" shape doesn't look very moth-like to...
Hi, Pip!Can't be a pug moth - they all rest with the wings flat and spread out. I reckon it's a froghopper from the shape of it, but I can't be...
A samedi, alors! [img]Actually these are perennials, so you could lift a couple and find a spot for 'em chez vous.... I'm sure I've seen them...
Hi, Kryssy! Your last pic looks like Egyptian Onion - Allium cepa aggregatum, sometimes just called A. cepa. It's grown as a garden plant and also...
Dare I suggest... erm... bird poo??? :DWe have another self-sown plant against the back wall of the bakehouse - right where it would be...
Hi, Pal!Looks like Dogwood (Cornus sanguinea). I have it here, self-sown by the barn wall. Quite a nice little shrub! There are cultivars like...
The second plant is definitely one of the rushes - there's a wild one, Soft Rush (Juncus effusus), that we used to call "Monkey on a Stick" when I...
Totally agree about Kodak Easyshare - it tried to hijack every photo file I had, and kept asking me to buy things... and I'd only installed it...
Oooh! Eyyy! Can you find me one Glen??? ;)Crackin' piece of kit..... What head are you going to put on it?My favourite's my Kennett...
Salut du Grand Sud-Ouest! Bienvenue en France!Where are you? We're in the Lot, so quite a long way south... Look forward to sharing experiences...
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