Peter Jones, "Hampshire Diary"

• Sunday, July 12, 2009 - Buff night!

Plenty of colour at the Moth Trap on Friday night. Two photos below of two of the more spectacular species. Species identified were: Buff Arches, Small Emerald, Small Blood-vein, Small Phoenix, Clouded Border, September Thorn, Scalloped Oak, Common White Wave, Buff-tip, Yellow-tail, Black Arches, Common Footman, Buff Ermine, Cabbage Moth, The Clay, Smoky Wainscot, The Dun-bar, Common Rustic Sp., The Uncertain, The Snout. Buff Tip: Buff Arches: A nice surprise whilst emptying the moth trap was a rustling from under the shed, then at least three young Hedgehogs emerged from under the shed. They should keep the slugs at bay for a few weeks. Pleased with the results I'm getting from our new camera, a Canon EOS500d. It also has video, which I haven't yet used in anger, but the initial results look promising. One thing I have noticed is the battery life is not the greatest when compared with my previous EOS 350d, which would go weeks without needing a charge. Suspect the video mode drains the power quite fast. A spare battery is in thepost as we speak!

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