This has been a sad day, and R and I are both heart-sore. R has chosen this image, because he likes the way the light catches dragonfly wings and makes them resemble leaded glass. I took it at Croome this … Continued
This isn’t my best photo of the day – that would be one of the shots I took of a very obliging young male Common Darter. And it isn’t my best find of the day either – that would be … Continued
There was just one large female Golden-ringed Dragonfly out along the canal at Forest Farm this morning, but as female dragons often are she was secretive, hunting high and then disappearing into the foliage of an oak tree to perch, … Continued
I hadn’t intended to post another grasshopper so soon after the last pair, but when nature presents you with an unexpected gift it seems a little rude to turn your nose up at it. I spent an hour or so … Continued
June and July are the prime months for Black-tailed Skimmers, but it’s about six weeks since I last saw one, and I assumed that they’d now died out in this area for this season. So I was surprised to see … Continued
R and I went out for lunch today to celebrate his birthday, and then on to Compton Verney to see a couple of art exhibitions. Birds of America was impressive, and through the exhibits and explanations I came to find … Continued
