Having a new baby in the house has meant that I have recently become familiar with some hours of the night that I haven't been acquainted with for a while.
This also means that I have seen many of the creatures that roam the halls when the lights are normally dimmed - the most common of which are moths. They seem to find a way in no matter how tightly you draw the curtains or shutter the blinds, just to be near an energised light bulb.
Here are some photos of a couple of recent visitors. Unfortunately, there are nearly two and a half thousand species of moth in the UK alone, so I haven't been able to identify them. Any lepidopterists in the audience?
Nikon D200, AF-S 105mm Micro VR
1/100sec, f/5.6, ISO-220
This also means that I have seen many of the creatures that roam the halls when the lights are normally dimmed - the most common of which are moths. They seem to find a way in no matter how tightly you draw the curtains or shutter the blinds, just to be near an energised light bulb.
Here are some photos of a couple of recent visitors. Unfortunately, there are nearly two and a half thousand species of moth in the UK alone, so I haven't been able to identify them. Any lepidopterists in the audience?
Nikon D200, AF-S 105mm Micro VR
1/100sec, f/5.6, ISO-220
Nikon D200, AF-S 105mm Micro VR, SB-600
1/250sec, f/22, ISO-200 1/200sec, f/25, ISO-200
1/250sec, f/22, ISO-200 1/200sec, f/25, ISO-200
5 comments:
Hi Dave;
As my wife and I have been avid campers I can tell you all of these moths fall into the mini-mothra category. They are not of the monster mothras category encountered in the North Americian woods around camp fires or lanterns. They are best handled by a large eager dog, which is my wife’s suggestion (she quite liked the moth images but cringed when I just showed her the fly images and then she looked away).
As we are staying in a luxurious vacation home my wife encountered a gigantic spider! She managed to kill it but we are waiting for our 4 year old nephew to carry away the carcass.
We are unanimous in preferring the moth on the bottom left side.
I'm hoping for a post describing the less common creatures roaming your halls. Do you have a range of woodland creatures strolling through the house at night? Do the local dairy farmers send their cows in to keep warm>
Haven't seen any cows, but the next post may feature a less common creature more commonly seen in woodlands.
I promise, sleep will return soon! I remember those all hours of the night times. Now, we get 12 hours at a stretch (YEEEEEESSS) Cool pics!
About watching your language around the baby...I give you about a year. Enjoy! He's precious!
NIce moth photos...very clear.
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