Drama
These days I try – really, I do – not to take civilians off at the ankles. But honestly – why would you walk up to a woman who’s leaning over a bridge rail, tracking a dragonfly with a large … Continued
Pollinator
It was Banded Demoiselle Day at the river in Stratford – there were scores and scores of them fluttering around the reeds and rushes by Lucy’s Mill Bridge, and interestingly, given that I’ve had some immature Beautiful Demoiselles in the … Continued
Low profile
At 9am it was 27°C in Stratford-upon-Avon. When I left, four hours later, it was 33°. In between times I did two hours of shopping – WHY??? I HATE SHOPPING – and then walked down to the river and melted … Continued
Territorial
I had to go to Stratford Hospital today to have some blood drawn for tests my GP has ordered, and as the good weather has come back and it was a warm and sunny afternoon, R decided to come along … Continued
Banded distaff
I had to go to Waitrose in Stratford this afternoon, in search of some items that Ocado hadn’t managed to deliver, and I used the excuse of this trip to make another tour around my nearest Odonata sites. There was … Continued
Not terribly Green Longhorn Moth
I’ve posted various longhorn beetles here previously: Wasp, Small Poplar Borer, and Lesser Thorn-tipped (several times), and once I even got a longhorn cow when I was aiming at some Cattle Egrets, but I don’t believe I’ve ever posted one … Continued