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| Hummingbird Hawk Moth |
A visit to Cissbury Ring yielded some interesting sights. Dark Green Fritillaries were everywhere on the top but gave few chances to photograph them. I found a few nectaring. Then a Small Skipper perched on a ragwort flower and a hungry Crab Spider tickled it. A Stonechat perched on the top of various bushes accompanied by a female. Then I spotted a Hummingbird Hawk Moth. The last time I saw one was in 1983 in Dhahran. This was a challenging moth to photograph, but I managed to get a few shots at 1/2000 and 1/4000 second.
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| a Forester moth Adscita spp. |
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| Dark Green Fritillary |
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| Stonechat - male and female |
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| caught in flight |
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| view east to the Seven sisters |
The chimney is Shoreham Power Station, beyond that is Brighton.
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| view south-west to Littlehampton (tower block) |
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| Dark Green Fritillary |
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| Dark Green Fritillary |
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| Hummingbird Hawk Moth |
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| Crab Spider Xysticus cristatus with Small Skipper |
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| Crab Spider Xysticus cristatus |
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| larva of Cinnabar moth |
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| Dark Green Fritillary |
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| larvae of Cinnabar moth with Crab Spider Xysticus cristatus |
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