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Anthony Darby

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Re: Wildlife Autumn 2007 (spring wildlife Down Under)
« Reply #240 on: October 04, 2007, 12:41:23 PM »
Your caterpillar is that of the Pale Tussock Moth (Calliteara pudibunda), which is not found in Scotland.  It is a very hairy moth which is pale grey in colour. Its larvae feed on many deciduous trees.
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Anthony Darby, Auckland, New Zealand.
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Re: Wildlife Autumn 2007 (spring wildlife Down Under)
« Reply #241 on: October 04, 2007, 12:47:19 PM »
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Re: Wildlife Autumn 2007 (spring wildlife Down Under)
« Reply #242 on: October 04, 2007, 12:50:36 PM »
Hmmm, seems like the larvae is much prettier than the moth  :-\

Thanks Anthony!
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Re: Wildlife Autumn 2007 (spring wildlife Down Under)
« Reply #243 on: October 04, 2007, 04:42:55 PM »
There are lots of Comma butterflies about just now, and hurray! Squirrel 0 - 1 Me !!! ;D
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Re: Wildlife Autumn 2007 (spring wildlife Down Under)
« Reply #244 on: October 04, 2007, 05:33:45 PM »
Have just had a chance to look at Cliff's parent bird and nest - several posts back: Re: Wildlife Autumn 2007 (spring wildlife Down Under)
« Reply #219 on: October 02, 2007, 04:32:21 PM » Page 15 of this thread.

 I checked a couple of my field guides, and I think that this is a blue-gray gnatcatcher (Polioptila caerulea).
-Sharon
« Last Edit: October 04, 2007, 05:55:02 PM by Maggi Young »
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Re: Wildlife Autumn 2007 (spring wildlife Down Under)
« Reply #245 on: October 04, 2007, 06:28:14 PM »
Sharon, I think you are correct
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Re: Wildlife Autumn 2007 (spring wildlife Down Under)
« Reply #246 on: October 04, 2007, 08:06:49 PM »
Quote from: annew on October 04, 2007, 04:42:55 PM
There are lots of Comma butterflies about just now, and hurray! Squirrel 0 - 1 Me !!! ;D


Anne, you finally got the squirrel - and now? What are you going to do with it?

a) maybe squirrels enjoy a short trip to another environment  (ok)
b) send it to the US where it comes from (better)
c) send it to the continent (absolutely prohibited)
d) have a nice dinner with an unusual taste (poor squirrel)

Please let us know your decision.

Gerd
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Re: Wildlife Autumn 2007 (spring wildlife Down Under)
« Reply #247 on: October 04, 2007, 08:10:58 PM »
He went for a trip in the car to a wood away from any houses. Probably fighting the resident population, but better than squirrel sandwiches with a hazelnut stuffing :-X
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Re: Wildlife Autumn 2007 (spring wildlife Down Under)
« Reply #248 on: October 04, 2007, 08:55:29 PM »
I love Thomas's hairy caterpillar but the moth looks nice too, really soft and velvety. And I do wish we had comma butterflies here They are stunning.

Anne would you stuff the sandwich or stuff the squirrel first?
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Re: Wildlife Autumn 2007 (spring wildlife Down Under)
« Reply #249 on: October 04, 2007, 09:06:57 PM »
I say, I say, I say! What's got a hazelnut in every bite? Squirrel poo! Ba-boom! I thank you!

Sorry, couldn 't resist (with all the talk of squirrels) that old schoolkid joke from the sixties, based on an old tv ad for...what's the choccy bar with lots of hazelnuts? Marathon? Didn't it used to have a different name? Uh-oh! Senior moment!
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Re: Wildlife Autumn 2007 (spring wildlife Down Under)
« Reply #250 on: October 04, 2007, 09:09:06 PM »
Anne, where'd you get the trap from? Beats sitting around with an air-rifle for hours on end! The little b***ers don't have move fast!
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Re: Wildlife Autumn 2007 (spring wildlife Down Under)
« Reply #251 on: October 04, 2007, 11:53:30 PM »
Your jokes made me snicker Martin. Never mind, it'll all be done by Friday. :)
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Re: Wildlife Autumn 2007 (spring wildlife Down Under)
« Reply #252 on: October 05, 2007, 04:05:06 AM »
adarby said...

> The tree frog is very like a White's trefrog (Litoria caerulia),
>  but it is Australian, and although widely kept in captivity
> the Americans have enough of their own without importing
> any more?

The frog is almost certainly Lit. caerulea, it's very common in the US pet trade.

Interestingly, it (along with 6 other species) were deliberately released in NZ many years ago.  The last one of these was apparently seen in the 50s.  Three of the species (L. ewingii, L. aurea and L. raniformis) have become established in the wild.  In the case of L. aurea, they're more common here than in their native Australia (NSW, around Sydney mostly).

Andrew.
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Re: Wildlife Autumn 2007 (spring wildlife Down Under)
« Reply #253 on: October 05, 2007, 04:08:20 AM »
Mark said...

> This morning I received an email showing the
> migration route of a tagged Godwit.

I was at a BBQ last Saturday (must be spring!) and met the guy who tagged the various godwits for the migration study.  Interesting stuff.

Andrew.
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Re: Wildlife Autumn 2007 (spring wildlife Down Under)
« Reply #254 on: October 05, 2007, 07:51:41 AM »
Shows you how small the world is. :)
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