Small magpie

Small magpie (Anania hortulata), Redland, Bristol, July 2025
Small magpie (Anania hortulata), Redland, Bristol, July 2025

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Delicate shimmer

betrays any concealment

stay still, stay alive

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by Scooj

Small moth, big name

Small fan-footed wave moth, Redland, Bristol, August 2024moth
Small fan-footed wave moth, Redland, Bristol, August 2024

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With modest cream wings

moth boasts the craziest name

Small fan-footed wave

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by Scooj

Swallow-tailed moth

Swallow-tailed moth, Ourapteryx sambucaria, Redland, Bristol, July 2024
Swallow-tailed moth, Ourapteryx sambucaria, Redland, Bristol, July 2024

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Lured by a false moon

a nighttime visitor comes

conspicuous hue

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by Scooj

Common swift moth – 30 Days Wild (13/30)

Common swift moth, Korscheltellus lupulina, Bristol, June 2024
Common swift moth, Korscheltellus lupulina, Bristol, June 2024

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Nighttime visitor

conspicuous in the day

no attempt to hide

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by Scooj

  • 30 Days Wild is an initiative organised by the Wildlife Trusts. It is an annual challenge event, for those who choose to participate, to do one ‘wild’ thing a day throughout the month of June. I will try to write a nature haiku every day if I can, as my contribution to this celebration of wildlife and biodiversity. I did this back in 2015 and thoroughly enjoyed the challenge.

Common Emerald

Common Emerald, Bristol, July 2023
Common Emerald, Bristol, July 2023

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Leafy mimicry

evolutionary trait

beauty of nature

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by Scooj

Box Tree Moth

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Accidentally

introduced to the UK

killer of box trees

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by Scooj

Small emerald

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Inconspicuous

beauty beyond all measure

small emerald moth

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by Scooj

Infestation

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Moths in the dog food

hundreds and hundreds of them

culprits evicted

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by Scooj

Magpie moth

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Super delicate

flutter on a windward hill

rests for a moment

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by Scooj

Moth ball

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Tired out from dancing

resting up in the spinach

waiting for nightfall

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by Scooj