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" Welcome to the florafaunauk site , hope you enjoy the pictures and posts giving a detailed insight into the Natural History of our Country throughout the seasons and year "All that the Sun Shines on is beautiful, so long as it is Wild" John Muir "



Wednesday 29 June 2016

Quote of the Week 11

Learning without thought is labor lost; thought without learning is perilous.

Confucius

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Wednesday 22 June 2016

The Hawks


Poplar Hawk Moth , Small Elephant Hawkmoth and the Lime Hawk Moth can be seen at this time of year

69.001 BF1979    Lime Hawk-moth Mimas tiliae


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The less colourful Poplar Moth

69.003 BF1981
Poplar Hawk-moth Laothoe populi

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69.016 BF1991 Elephant Hawk-moth Deilephila elpenor. 


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Sunday 19 June 2016

Cercopis vulnernata

The ubiquitous Cercopis vulnernata found this week on stands of seeding cow parsley



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Monday 6 June 2016