And we have a winner of the “First moth of Autumn”! Ladies and gentlemen, I am honored to give the award to the Macdunnoughia confusa (Dewick’s plusia), which was not confused at all, and after three nights without any visitors it came to me to make my happy. Not really surprised to observe this species,…

Autumn began with a sunny weekend and a clear sky. 22 °C.The wasps continue to feast on sugar water, and they are also enjoying the fallen apples that I have started to provide for them. Nearby, the ivy is blooming, filling the air with its scent and hosting a variety of insects, including butterflies, which…

A devastating flood swept through the Czech Republic and surrounding countries. The rain stopped, the temperature rose by ten degrees. At night, only a few Chrysoperla carnea showed up. In the cold and rain of the previous days, nothing flew. Dying hungry birds, Delichon urbicum and Hirundo rustica, began to appear in other cities.This year…

A lot of the Czech Republic is dealing with flooding because of continuous rain, and the situation got really serious last night in northern Moravia and Silesia, especially in cities like Ostrava and Bohumín. Thousands of people have already had to evacuate their homes, and many more are getting ready to leave. They even started…

Astronomical autumn doesn’t start for another week, but due to the weather we can take a brief look back at summer now (20. June to 15. September). The clear winner is the species Agriphila inquinatella (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775), which has been flying throughout the whole summer, winning both the persistence award and the most…

This summer ranked among the hottest since measurements began in 1775, with an average temperature of 22.6°C, making it the third hottest, just behind 2019 and 2018. The trend is clear, as five of the six hottest summers have occurred in the last decade. The drought had a significant impact on vegetation, with trees shedding…

It was hot as hell. And still is. I can hear storm nearby but no rain here. Clear-cutting of the pines of the boundary between the meadows to restore the old path. Trees were cut down near the ground, so the stumps are very low. Uprooted stump is exposing sand and granite boulders under, the…

Another day of summer heat, the soil is dry. Yesterday’s night rain was not enough. Medicago sativa is blooming in the field behind the garden, it looks like a butterfly farm. Hundreds of specimens fly there. From the edge of the garden, without my glasses, I watched 16 Aglais io at one point. Pieris, Gonepteryx,…