And I'm getting my teeth done. Fun, eh?
But, here's a consolation prize, delivered a few hours back: a nice brown moth.
It fluttered like crazy at first, until I followed a hint I think I saw on Bev's blog; I put it in the fridge for an hour. Then it sat nicely for its photograph.
Close-up of "hood" markings. And I've spent half the night trying to ID it, to no avail. I've submitted it to BugGuide; they are always so helpful.
The feathers on its back: a couple of tufts. Brown, with yellowish tips.*Update: Bob Patterson at BugGuide says it is probably a Large Yellow Underwing, Noctua pronuba. If so, it's similar, but not identical, to the Yellow Underwings they already have.
Quick work!
Happy Birthday!
ReplyDeleteNot sure about the moth-in-the-fridge thing; hubby still hasn't recovered from finding the mealworms.
Happy Birthday to you! and many healthy, happy years ahead. I though the first picture was a baked potato until I cleared the sleep from my eyes and took a sip of tea.
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Wren: lol! Laurie disturbed my cooling moth, but took it nicely in his stride. I don't know how he would have dealt with mealworms.
ReplyDeleteRuth: It does look awfully potato-ish, now that you mention it.