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Talkback: Butterflies in the garden
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Peacock butterflies that have overwintered in my garage are having a great time on my winter(?) -flowering heathers. They love feeding there as much as the painted ladies do later on at the phuopsis. I do attempt to photograph my butterflies but they are not so accommodating as the flowers and,on sunny days when they are out in force, my shadow tends to get in the way and when I move, the butterflies scamper. Ah well, this is one art I shall have to work hard at mastering - I do like looking at pictures of my butterflies in the dead of winter.
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I was wondering if anyone has seen any yellow dung flies yet this year. I am currently studying them and I haven't seen any in the wild since last autumn. I am fairly new to the project but I have heard that April is usually one of the peak times for YDFs but maybe the cold winter has caused a delay... Anyway I would be very grateful if you could let me know if any have been spotted.
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Tonight's episode - Friday 23rd April - just closed with the presenter telling viewers to "feed juicy fat caterpillars to the birds".
Way to go. Even my 12 year-old daughter caught it for what it was and said "did he *really* just tell people to do that?!"
And here, on your page, an article on "Butterflies in the Garden". Perhaps you could have a word, and educate said presenter about bio-diversity, and our woe-fully declining butterfly and moth population.
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