Nostr notes by David Bradley

I had a very early Emperor in the garden last week. The ...

2026-03-23T08:58:24Z

I had a very early Emperor in the garden last week. The fieldguides say flight period is April-May, but I usually put the lure out in late March and catch an outlier, but I saw 2-3 in the garden on the 17th. I will put the lure out earlier next year, as they're presumably emerging earlier these days.

https://www.sciencebase.com/science-blog/moth-of-the-moment-the-royal-succession.html

Ocelli all the way! ...

2026-03-20T11:54:17Z

Ocelli all the way!

https://www.sciencebase.com/science-blog/moth-of-the-moment-the-royal-succession.html

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2026-01-13T17:56:21Z

Did everyone know about 6174 before me?

One from last summer #teamMoth to cheer myself up on these chilly ...

2026-01-11T10:45:30Z

One from last summer #teamMoth to cheer myself up on these chilly mothless nights

Eyed Hawk-moths are among our biggest moths. When its forewings are covering its hindwings, the head with its dark markings might ward off a predator, because it looks like a furry face staring back, but if that doesn't work, then it flashes the ocelli (false eyes) on its hindwings and that often does the trick. #pareidolia

A few natural highlights from Tenerife ...

2025-02-13T17:05:00Z

A few natural highlights from Tenerife

https://www.sciencebase.com/science-blog/wild-canaries-volcanoes-and-whales-tenerife-2025.html

Snaps of some of yesterday's Goldcrests at Paxton Pits Nature ...

2025-01-26T16:31:57Z

Snaps of some of yesterday's Goldcrests at Paxton Pits Nature Reserve

#UKBirding #PaxtonPits

Regulus regulus

Well past 200 entries now, hopefully this is now a fairly ...

2024-09-27T14:20:35Z

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Well past 200 entries now, hopefully this is now a fairly comprehensive resource for the moth curious

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2024-09-27T13:25:24Z

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Did you or someone you know recently lose an SD card in Norfolk ...

2024-09-24T11:52:22Z

Did you or someone you know recently lose an SD card in Norfolk with 3700 birding photos from a trip to Iceland? Steve Gantlett has found your card, I can put you in touch.

It'd be nice to get to 200 entries for my mothing glossary. ...

2024-09-23T16:21:19Z

It'd be nice to get to 200 entries for my mothing glossary. It's currently at 183 with explanations and definitions of costa and kidney marks, SHCs and SSDs, palps and proboscis, Heath, Robinson, and Skinner, and lots more

https://www.sciencebase.com/science-blog/mothing-glossary.html

Any more ideas for entries?

In some of my photos shot at 1/16000s on a Canon R7, the wings of ...

2024-08-10T13:00:36Z

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In some of my photos shot at 1/16000s on a Canon R7, the wings of the Broad-bordered Bee Hawk-moth look like they're curling up as it flies. Anyone know if that is a common artefact of the way the sensor works on this and other mirrorless cameras?

I think the issue is due to "rolling shutter", but not sure...

Finally finished slogging over cataloguing and blogging my Greek ...

2024-07-31T15:58:43Z

Finally finished slogging over cataloguing and blogging my Greek #butterflies and #mothsMatter #teamMoth.

Got an update from Greenwings, two of my photos are additional species, I'd not cited! Green-underside Blue and Northern Wall Brown!

The birds next...

https://imagingstorm.co.uk/moths-of-greece.html

https://imagingstorm.co.uk/butterflies-of-greece.html