blue tailed damselfly – Jill Orme Photography

13 May 2022

Bluetail

by JDO | posted in: Damselflies, Hoverflies, Invertebrates, My garden, Odonata, Warwickshire, Worcestershire | 0

A busy day today saw me over in Chipping Norton first thing for a haircut, then zooming through to Stratford (roof down to dry my still-damp hair, which is why I now look quite a lot like Struwwelpeter) to insert … Continued

6 May 2022

First

by JDO | posted in: Damselflies, Invertebrates, Odonata, Warwickshire | 0

“It’s too early,” I always say to R when I go off after Odonata in late April and early May. “On the other hand, someone has to be first out of the water.” First out of the water at Lucy’s … Continued

18 Jul 2021

Steamy

by JDO | posted in: Damselflies, Invertebrates, My garden, Odonata, Worcestershire | 0

Things are hotting up in our garden. Having populated the village with a good number of Large Red Damselflies from both our ponds over the past month or so, it was highly likely that some of them would return at … Continued

13 Jul 2021

Elegant

by JDO | posted in: Damselflies, Invertebrates, Odonata, Warwickshire | 0

When I woke up this morning I pondered for a couple of seconds, worked out that it was Tuesday, checked the light, decided it was unphotogenic, heaved a sigh of relief, turned over, and prepared to go back to sleep. … Continued

1 Jul 2021

Frit

by JDO | posted in: Butterflies, Damselflies, Invertebrates, My garden, Odonata, Worcestershire | 0

I went off to Trench Wood this afternoon in search of Emerald Damselflies and Common Darters, neither of which I found, but luckily there were plenty of other things out and about to keep me interested. The most spectacular was … Continued

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