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  • borgadrborgadr Posts: 703
    It's going for Verbena bonariensis and trailing lobelia here, and the jasmine earlier in summer when it was in flower.
  • joanna65joanna65 Posts: 74
    @LunarSea what a great photo. 
  • pansyfacepansyface Posts: 22,684
    I love their pissed off expressions. 😊

    We have had a couple throughout the summer. Red valerian seems to be what they go for.
    Apophthegm -  a big word for a small thought.
    If you live in Derbyshire, as I do.
  • thevictorianthevictorian Posts: 1,115
    I would absolutely love to see one but never have.
  • Several here in West Somerset - they appeared earlier than usual this year but not as many.  Their favourite does always seem to be valerian.
  • GardenerSuzeGardenerSuze Posts: 5,261
    Iv'e seen them in the past on the Ise of Wight. A few weeks ago they arrived here on my V Bonariensis. Thought they were impossible to photogragh until I saw the above@LunarSea My brother is a prof landscape photograper I will tell him about your amazing photo. 
    Looking forward to my new garden with clay soil here in South Notts.

    Gardening is so exciting I wet my plants. 
  • RedwingRedwing Posts: 1,458
    Based in Sussex, I garden to encourage as many birds to my garden as possible.
  • LunarSeaLunarSea Posts: 1,756
    Thought they were impossible to photogragh until I saw the above@LunarSea My brother is a prof landscape photograper I will tell him about your amazing photo. 

    Make sure you also tell him about the 99 blurred shots I binned before I got to that one  ;)
    Clay soil - Cheshire/Derbyshire border

    I play with plants and soil and sometimes it's successful

  • Slow-wormSlow-worm Posts: 1,576
    Brilliant photos!! 
    The slugs finished off my little verbena plants, but yes they do seem to like phlox.
    They're very cuddly aren't they? Imagine if they were the size of cats! Don't roll your eyes, I can see you! 
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