Martin's Moths

There are lots of young birds around at the moment including these fledgling swallows, beautifully caught on camera by our neighbours...

Given the title to this post, I ought to start off 'Once upon a time...' but I've led off with this dragonfly instead beca...

I was wistfully discussing the first signs of autumn the other day in Comments with my invaluable expert Ben Sale , and he raised the...

My umming and erring about whether we have a second brood of Poplar Hawkmoths has been resolved. The solitary one which came last week...

I mentioned yesterday that bright colours are one of the characteristics used to mark out butterflies from moths, but warned that ...

Here is a moth pretending to be a butterfly, which prompts me to ponder the difference between the two. It is a question often raised...

Ruby Tigers and Silver Ys were the main feature of the trap last night along with the ubiquitous Mother of Pearl. There were several ...

I took note of the BBC forecast last night and let the moths and the trap lie. This was prudent as this morning we woke to the patter of...

A pretty moth with a pretty name graced the trap this morning, the Maiden's Blush. Unfortunately it lived up to that name by scooting...