Frustration

 Friday August 26

It has always been an ambition to trap one of the migrant Hawkmoths. We planted white Nicotiana a couple of years ago, in the hope of attracting more Convolvulus Hawkmoths, already annual for us. One turned up this morning, looking pretty spruce considering its channel crossing from who knows where. I wish I'd gently poked it to show its raspberry pink and grey striped body but didn't want to disturb it.

 

Now, the big hope is for a Striped Hawkmoth. Especially after three turned up in north east Norfolk during the last few days. Viewing the first, at Weybourne, was offered to our moth group, but we didn't go. The second was on display at Cley Centre for an hour, we were in the garden so found out too late. The third was in Cromer, and good friends Sue and Pauline both messaged us about it, Sue having already arranged that we could view it in Jane's driveway from our car, after moths at N S. We did so, thank you very much all concerned, especially our friends and Jane, the trapper, who had arranged the moth on a green leaf, raising the lid so that we could photograph it. People are very kind.

As I hadn't got the message until after leaving home, I didn't have a camera, but took some very good photos with my IPhone..Usually, I plug my phone into the PC and it asks if I want to download any photos. Not now. I've tried really hard to download and failed abjectly. Including following internet instructions which usually work. Frustration indeed.

A sudden stroke of inspiration. I photographed the photo on my IPhone, using my Canon bridge camera.. Here it is. 

 

On Wednesday afternoon, we paid a short visit to Hickling Nature Reserve. As we drove towards Whiteslea Lodge, past Brendan's Scrape viewpoint, Pam called a dark raptor flying fast from left to right in front of us. Pam called 'Hobby'. Are you sure, I said. My first thought was that it as a bit hefty for a Hobby, more Sparrowhawk sized. Definitely a Falcon though. 

 I wonder...........

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