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Last night I had two similar, but different species, with the most amazing #faces

Top - Spectacle
Bottom - Dark Spectacle (albeit a faded specimen)

Difference is Spectacle has more defined band & stigmata on the forewing whereas Dark Spectacle is more plain charcoal grey with redder cross lines. Both have #spectacle faces

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Front on shot of Spectacle moth. He has a furry snout (palps) two white rings that resemble spectacles and wiry antennae which resemble an old-fashioned moustache. He also has a gingery mohican tuft. It reminds me of an old WW2 RAF pilot.

Side on shot of Spectacle moth on a finger. It faces right. It is largely dark grey, with a darker almost black band across the middle which is edged in ginger lines. it has two stigmata within the band, one oval, one kidney shaped. Its mohican point forward from the top of its head.

Front on shot of Dark Spectacle moth. It too has white markings edged in black, above its eyes, that resemble a big pair of spectacles. It has lost its tuft suggesting it is an older moth. It also has a snout that sticks out.

Side on shot of Dark Spectacle. It is plainer and more light charcoal grey albeit this is an older and faded specimen that has lost its tuft. Its central band is less pronounced and the stigmata less obvious. The edges of the central band are chestnut red.

Part 2 today focuses on what I call the 'flatties' from last night. They are flighty little things that do not like to pose (unlike the chunky 'fatties'). Four super visitors.

1) Maiden's Blush (top left)

2) Bloxworth Snout (top right)

3) Seraphim (bl)

4) Least Black Arches (br)

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A 2.5cm wide flat moth, much like a butterfly, on a paving slab. It is a creamy colour heavily speckled in red-brown. It has a faint red line running in a shallow U shape from top wing edge left to top wing edge right. It bottom wing edges are fringed.

A flat triangular moth on a paving slab. It is heavily patterned. It is largely light grey with two dark nearly triangular patches of brown pointing inwards about halfway down the wing. The bottom wing corners have light arches with dark spots on them. It has a very long thin snout like Gonzo from the muppets, and two pin head eyes on a miniscule head.

A wide equilateral triangle moth about 2.5cm wide at the bottom. It is a very dusty dark grey colour over a white background. Imagine sieving coaldust or ash over some paper. It has a thin central abdomen and two pinhead eyes.

A 1cm flat arrowhead shaped moth on a paving slab. It has two pinhead eyes. It is very white with three jagged black horizontal lines. The whiteness towards the bottom turns to light dusty grey.

Seaside roommates enjoying their peaceful rocky retreat.

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A pair of seals rest on a small rocky outcrop surrounded by calm turquoise waters near Skomer Island. Both seals are lying on a seaweed and moss-covered rock that rises just above the water's surface, creating a natural island refuge.

Two gray seals rest on a rocky outcrop covered with seaweed near Skomer Island. One seal has lighter coloration while the other displays the typical mottled gray pattern. Both are lounging on different levels of the rock formation with calm blue water surrounding them.

A mild, still night produced a high number of #moths. First set of highlights included

1) Pale Tussock Moth - huge floofy legs

2) Miller - as if doused in milled flour

3) Iron Prominent - dark and moody

4) Poplar Lutestring - neat and tidy little thing

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Overhead shot of 3cm chunky triangular moth on wood. It is dusty light grey, almost dusty white. It has two extremely fluffy legs that point out in front of its head and two orange leaf-shaped, feathered antennae pointing left and right.

Overhead shot of 2cm chunky, arrowhead moth on a finger. It has a furry head and two wiry antennae. Its colouring is light dusty grey with black flecks. It is called a Miller as it looks as if it has been showered with flour.

A side on shot of a 3cm chunky moth on a finger. It holds its wings close to its abdomen, not spread out. It is wedge-shaped with a diagonally sloping back wing edge. it is a handsome dark iron grey with flecks of gold and a big fluffy leg pointing out in front.

A side on shot of a 1.5cm tubular shaped moth on a finger. It faces right. It has a cute little face. It is handsomely marked in warm light brown with two dark bands made up of four brown lines (or lutestrings) across is wings, one near the head end and one near the back wing edge. The lutestring lines are not very obvious on this specimen, but they are more visible on an overhead shot.

#Moth box part 2 is fewer cute fuzzy faces and more beautiful diversity.

1) White Ermine (top left) - quite common but surprisingly my first ever.

2) Brindled Beauty (top right) - absolute belter

3) Nut-tree Tussock - (bottom left) a frequent visitor & one of my faves

4) Toadflax Brocade (B right)

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Overhead shot of a chunky 2cm arrowhead shaped moth on a finger. It is creamy white with random black dots. It resembles ermine, the bright white fur of stoat, speckled with the black tips of stoat tails, hence its name White Ermine. It has two black wiry antennae pointing left and right

Overhead shot of a 2.5cm chunky triangular moth on a finger. It resembles a lush carpet. It has a furry, ginger abdomen which peeks out between two beautiful carpeted wings. They are steel grey with black peppery dusting and three black wavy lines running horizontally. It has two leaf-shaped feathered antennae.

Side on shot of a 1.5cm chunky moth on a finger. It is quite short and stumpy with a round furry head and wings held close to its abdomen. The colour is brindled with no distinct pattern, just hints of warm reddish-brown, grey, and black in two halves. Looking side on, the right side, nearest the head is darker with a small bullseye stigmata. The left side, nearer the back wing edge is distinctly lighter, albeit the same brindling.

Overhead shot of a small 1cm moth on a finger. It is triangular shaped. It has a velvety, dappled appearance of olive green, old gold, browns and grey, with two distinct white kidney-shaped stigmata, one on each wing. It is meant to resemble brocade material, but that is a tenuous stretch. Though it is a pretty handsome moth.

Kestrel

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Long-tailed

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Christ Church College!
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Heron in Christ Church Meadow!
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Heron in Christ Church Meadow!
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5 years of danrb.photograph! Thank you for your support!
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Water Vole in Christ Church Meadow!
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Christ Church College and Meadow!
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Red Kite over Oxford!
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Red Kite over Oxford!
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Christ Church College and Meadow!
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Red Admiral at Christ Church Meadow!
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Great Tit at Christ Church Meadow!
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Moorhen in Christ Church Meadow!
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Gulls in Christ Church Meadow!
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