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Whack a snack!

16 Wednesday Apr 2025

Posted by sconzani in birds, insects

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birding, birdwatching, blackbird, Blackbird eating moth, British birds, British moths, Herald moth, Scoliopteryx libatrix, The Herald

Wouldn’t you know it? This was my first ever Herald moth (Scoliopteryx libatrix) and it ended up being snatched, whacked, and snacked on by a Blackbird. I guess a bird’s gotta eat. (If you want to see what an intact Herald looks like, there are some cracking photos on the UK Moths website.)

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