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04/10/2012

The Large White Butterfly dating 'n mating



There's a whole lot of mating going on!


It appears another male is coming in! Making three?

Butterflies mate facing in opposite directions with their
abdomens attached.

With mating, males mate numerous times during their
short lives.


Most females mate only once.

Watching butterflies mating singles the beginning of the end
for adult butterflies.

16/01/2012


my photos

EGG-CITING DISCOVERY!

This isn't the first egg I've found buried whole in my planters!

It's the work of a fox, who being very dexterous can handle, bury and dig up eggs without breaking them.

I'm just glad I didn't break into it with the trowel!



Where on earth it's finding the eggs .. but there's evidence to be found around the garden.



There's no farm nearby, or who keeps chickens? .. a neighbour must be putting them out especially for the opportunist thief.



It stores them away for the next time it's hungry.

I wonder where it's next cache will be found?

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05/01/2012


my photos

WINTER INTEREST

.. berries



.. grasses



.. seedheads

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01/01/2012



Forecast for today .. blustery with rain.

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