{"id":5371,"date":"2017-07-04T14:53:19","date_gmt":"2017-07-04T14:53:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.obsessedbynature.com\/blog\/?p=5371"},"modified":"2017-07-09T18:37:29","modified_gmt":"2017-07-09T18:37:29","slug":"bugs-aplenty-at-gt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.obsessedbynature.com\/blog\/2017\/07\/04\/bugs-aplenty-at-gt\/","title":{"rendered":"Bugs Aplenty at GT!"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_5386\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5386\" style=\"width: 474px\" class=\"wp-caption none\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.obsessedbynature.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/20170704-How-to-use-the-Lazy-Dog-tool.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-large wp-image-5386\" src=\"http:\/\/www.obsessedbynature.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/20170704-How-to-use-the-Lazy-Dog-tool-1024x863.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"474\" height=\"399\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.obsessedbynature.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/20170704-How-to-use-the-Lazy-Dog-tool-1024x863.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.obsessedbynature.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/20170704-How-to-use-the-Lazy-Dog-tool-150x126.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.obsessedbynature.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/20170704-How-to-use-the-Lazy-Dog-tool-300x253.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.obsessedbynature.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/20170704-How-to-use-the-Lazy-Dog-tool-768x648.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.obsessedbynature.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/20170704-How-to-use-the-Lazy-Dog-tool.jpg 1084w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5386\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Netty demonstrating how to use the Lazy Dog tool<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5372\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5372\" style=\"width: 207px\" class=\"wp-caption none\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.obsessedbynature.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/20170530-Some-of-the-Ladybirds-hung-around-GT.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-5372 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/www.obsessedbynature.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/20170530-Some-of-the-Ladybirds-hung-around-GT-207x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"207\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.obsessedbynature.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/20170530-Some-of-the-Ladybirds-hung-around-GT-207x300.jpg 207w, https:\/\/www.obsessedbynature.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/20170530-Some-of-the-Ladybirds-hung-around-GT-103x150.jpg 103w, https:\/\/www.obsessedbynature.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/20170530-Some-of-the-Ladybirds-hung-around-GT.jpg 661w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 207px) 100vw, 207px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5372\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Some of the Ladybirds we made for the children&#8217;s nature trail<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5376\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5376\" style=\"width: 192px\" class=\"wp-caption none\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.obsessedbynature.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/20170704-Everything-you-need-for-Pond-Dipping-s.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-5376\" src=\"http:\/\/www.obsessedbynature.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/20170704-Everything-you-need-for-Pond-Dipping-s-192x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"192\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.obsessedbynature.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/20170704-Everything-you-need-for-Pond-Dipping-s-192x300.jpg 192w, https:\/\/www.obsessedbynature.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/20170704-Everything-you-need-for-Pond-Dipping-s-96x150.jpg 96w, https:\/\/www.obsessedbynature.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/20170704-Everything-you-need-for-Pond-Dipping-s-656x1024.jpg 656w, https:\/\/www.obsessedbynature.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/20170704-Everything-you-need-for-Pond-Dipping-s.jpg 660w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 192px) 100vw, 192px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5376\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Edita with everything you need for Pond Dipping<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5374\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5374\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption none\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.obsessedbynature.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/20170702-Strangalia-maculata-longhorn-wasp-mimic-s.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-5374\" src=\"http:\/\/www.obsessedbynature.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/20170702-Strangalia-maculata-longhorn-wasp-mimic-s-300x217.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"217\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.obsessedbynature.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/20170702-Strangalia-maculata-longhorn-wasp-mimic-s-300x217.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.obsessedbynature.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/20170702-Strangalia-maculata-longhorn-wasp-mimic-s-150x108.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.obsessedbynature.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/20170702-Strangalia-maculata-longhorn-wasp-mimic-s-768x555.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.obsessedbynature.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/20170702-Strangalia-maculata-longhorn-wasp-mimic-s.jpg 1004w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5374\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><u>Strangalia maculata<\/u> longhorn beetle, a wasp mimic<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5377\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5377\" style=\"width: 193px\" class=\"wp-caption none\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.obsessedbynature.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/DSCN0159-Garden-Tiger-Moth-Chiswick-Park-Stn.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-5377\" src=\"http:\/\/www.obsessedbynature.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/DSCN0159-Garden-Tiger-Moth-Chiswick-Park-Stn-193x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"193\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.obsessedbynature.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/DSCN0159-Garden-Tiger-Moth-Chiswick-Park-Stn-193x300.jpg 193w, https:\/\/www.obsessedbynature.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/DSCN0159-Garden-Tiger-Moth-Chiswick-Park-Stn-96x150.jpg 96w, https:\/\/www.obsessedbynature.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/DSCN0159-Garden-Tiger-Moth-Chiswick-Park-Stn-658x1024.jpg 658w, https:\/\/www.obsessedbynature.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/DSCN0159-Garden-Tiger-Moth-Chiswick-Park-Stn.jpg 686w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 193px) 100vw, 193px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5377\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Jersey Tiger Moth at Chiswick Park Station, very hasty photo<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5390\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5390\" style=\"width: 474px\" class=\"wp-caption none\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.obsessedbynature.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/DSCN0183-Jersey-Tiger-Moth-in-kitchen.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-large wp-image-5390\" src=\"http:\/\/www.obsessedbynature.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/DSCN0183-Jersey-Tiger-Moth-in-kitchen-767x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"474\" height=\"633\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.obsessedbynature.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/DSCN0183-Jersey-Tiger-Moth-in-kitchen-767x1024.jpg 767w, https:\/\/www.obsessedbynature.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/DSCN0183-Jersey-Tiger-Moth-in-kitchen-112x150.jpg 112w, https:\/\/www.obsessedbynature.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/DSCN0183-Jersey-Tiger-Moth-in-kitchen-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.obsessedbynature.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/DSCN0183-Jersey-Tiger-Moth-in-kitchen-768x1025.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.obsessedbynature.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/DSCN0183-Jersey-Tiger-Moth-in-kitchen.jpg 1915w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5390\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Jersey Tiger Moth in kitchen, later in the week &#8211; must be thousands of them all over town, presumably<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5380\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5380\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption none\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.obsessedbynature.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/DSCN0171-Small-Skipper-GT-small-meadow.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-5380\" src=\"http:\/\/www.obsessedbynature.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/DSCN0171-Small-Skipper-GT-small-meadow-300x247.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"247\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.obsessedbynature.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/DSCN0171-Small-Skipper-GT-small-meadow-300x247.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.obsessedbynature.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/DSCN0171-Small-Skipper-GT-small-meadow-150x124.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.obsessedbynature.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/DSCN0171-Small-Skipper-GT-small-meadow-768x634.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.obsessedbynature.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/DSCN0171-Small-Skipper-GT-small-meadow-1024x845.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5380\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Small Skipper GT small meadow<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5381\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5381\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption none\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.obsessedbynature.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/DSCN0172-Gatekeeper-GT-small-meadow.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-5381\" src=\"http:\/\/www.obsessedbynature.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/DSCN0172-Gatekeeper-GT-small-meadow-300x205.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"205\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.obsessedbynature.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/DSCN0172-Gatekeeper-GT-small-meadow-300x205.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.obsessedbynature.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/DSCN0172-Gatekeeper-GT-small-meadow-150x103.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.obsessedbynature.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/DSCN0172-Gatekeeper-GT-small-meadow-768x526.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.obsessedbynature.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/DSCN0172-Gatekeeper-GT-small-meadow-1024x701.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.obsessedbynature.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/DSCN0172-Gatekeeper-GT-small-meadow.jpg 1092w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5381\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Gatekeeper GT small meadow<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5383\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5383\" style=\"width: 474px\" class=\"wp-caption none\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.obsessedbynature.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/DSCN0177-Hot-work-debrambling-the-Small-Meadow-s.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-large wp-image-5383\" src=\"http:\/\/www.obsessedbynature.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/DSCN0177-Hot-work-debrambling-the-Small-Meadow-s-1024x717.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"474\" height=\"332\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.obsessedbynature.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/DSCN0177-Hot-work-debrambling-the-Small-Meadow-s-1024x717.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.obsessedbynature.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/DSCN0177-Hot-work-debrambling-the-Small-Meadow-s-150x105.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.obsessedbynature.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/DSCN0177-Hot-work-debrambling-the-Small-Meadow-s-300x210.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.obsessedbynature.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/DSCN0177-Hot-work-debrambling-the-Small-Meadow-s-768x538.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.obsessedbynature.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/DSCN0177-Hot-work-debrambling-the-Small-Meadow-s.jpg 1473w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5383\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Hot work debrambling the Small Meadow<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>On a sorry note, Netty spotted a small tuft of feathers, still attached to a bit of skin. The scrap was whitish, spotted brown, like a Song Thrush&#8217;s breast, torn off by a Sparrowhawk: probably one of the pair that nested here until last year, but must now be nesting somewhere nearby. I reflected that I hadn&#8217;t heard the male Song Thrush singing for a fortnight. What a sad bit of fluff to pick up.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On a sorry note, Netty spotted a small tuft of feathers, still attached to a bit of skin. The scrap was whitish, spotted brown, like a Song Thrush&#8217;s breast, torn off by a Sparrowhawk: probably one of the pair that nested here until last year, but must now be nesting somewhere nearby. I reflected that &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.obsessedbynature.com\/blog\/2017\/07\/04\/bugs-aplenty-at-gt\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Bugs Aplenty at GT!<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[90],"tags":[807,1176,1177,1178,434,147,436],"class_list":["post-5371","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-natural-history","tag-gatekeeper","tag-jersey-tiger-moth","tag-ladybird","tag-lazy-dog","tag-small-skipper","tag-song-thrush","tag-strangalia-maculata"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.obsessedbynature.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5371","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.obsessedbynature.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.obsessedbynature.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.obsessedbynature.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.obsessedbynature.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5371"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.obsessedbynature.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5371\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5408,"href":"https:\/\/www.obsessedbynature.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5371\/revisions\/5408"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.obsessedbynature.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5371"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.obsessedbynature.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5371"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.obsessedbynature.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5371"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}