tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4998479738444661160.post8911013099304250682..comments2023-11-13T07:19:45.061+00:00Comments on CABINET OF CURIOSITIES: Return of the nativeUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4998479738444661160.post-40263532318716077752009-05-01T06:25:00.000+00:002009-05-01T06:25:00.000+00:00Thanks holdingmoments. Over the last couple of dec...Thanks holdingmoments. Over the last couple of decades we've had three more butterflies that have recolonised the north east - first the small skipper and the ringlet, and most recently the comma, but the small pearl-bordered fritillary is struggling to hang on here.Philhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15609107148344256875noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4998479738444661160.post-88409958292659388752009-05-01T06:22:00.000+00:002009-05-01T06:22:00.000+00:00Thanks Roy. I'm lucky to live in a wonderful part ...Thanks Roy. I'm lucky to live in a wonderful part of the country for wildlife - everything from moorland to sand dunes within easy reach. I've been here for nearly 40 years now and I'm still discovering new delights!Philhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15609107148344256875noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4998479738444661160.post-80100107151370118262009-04-30T23:49:00.000+00:002009-04-30T23:49:00.000+00:00Fortunatley they are in abundance here, and long m...Fortunatley they are in abundance here, and long may they be so.<br />Excellent pictures Greenfingers.holdingmomentshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16455039696354576430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4998479738444661160.post-41617515304071823442009-04-30T21:54:00.000+00:002009-04-30T21:54:00.000+00:00Just visited your blog for the first time and it w...Just visited your blog for the first time and it was a pleasure to do so. You display considerable and quite stunning photography which reveals a lot of nature and the countryside. Thanks.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4998479738444661160.post-22818906243657512802009-04-30T21:05:00.000+00:002009-04-30T21:05:00.000+00:00Thanks for your commments abbey meadows. I have fo...Thanks for your commments abbey meadows. I have fond memories of Tom. He gave me a lot of help and advice on how to identify interesting species and where to find them - an absolute mine of information and a real gentleman. Sadly missed.Philhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15609107148344256875noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4998479738444661160.post-39940052294173379572009-04-30T20:56:00.000+00:002009-04-30T20:56:00.000+00:00I saw my first Speckled wood 4 years ago in a wood...I saw my first Speckled wood 4 years ago in a woodland ride in mid northumberland but haven't seen one since. They do get recorded anually. Great blog and stunning photography.<br />Tom dunn takes me back to the seventies when he was one of the panel on 'Looks natural' a wonderful programme for a fledgling early teens amateur naturalist.abbey meadowshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13293023923907992548noreply@blogger.com