local wildlife (fur,feathers and beasties)

[nepia]

Yeah, we ended up dangling a couple of ornaments just inside.  We really didn't fancy a plastic kestrel gently swinging in the lounge!

[htb]

Mother and 2 of the kits messing around.

[htb]

Yesterday's pine marten messing about

 

[Bob_z_l]

Hi, first time in this section. 

Found this in the garden today and I can't find anything on the web that looks like this Caterpillar.  About 40mm long. 

Any clues?

[daltontrees]

Maybe European Puss Moth?

[Bob_z_l]

30 minutes ago, daltontrees said:

Maybe European Puss Moth?

Cheers @daltontrees  Mrs has just found that on Google. Not nice.

Going to keep an eye out for the adult now. Bonkers.

 

Cheers

 

Bob

Edited June 30, 2020 by Bob_z_l
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[nepia]

35 minutes ago, Bob_z_l said:

Not nice.

 

The Puss Moth we have and the one with the hairy caterpillars in the US are different species.

 

That said the UK one can squirt formic acid but that's nothing it seems to the effect of the US one's hairs.

Edited June 30, 2020 by nepia

[the village idiot]

We had the local moth group out at the weekend doing a survey.

 

Great fun, and we recorded over 160 species along a 200mtr stretch of ride.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Will C]

I couldn’t name them but you have some cracking pictures there, thanks for sharing.

[nepia]

That's a great haul.

I'll bid Brimstone Moth, Large and Small Elephant Hawks and a Buff Tip in there.  Pic 4 may well be a Carpet. Am I close?!