Nervous
It wasn’t me that was nervous, I should stress – I’m no reptile expert, but I recognised this as a Grass Snake, and even if I hadn’t, I was standing on a wooden platform at least a foot above the … Continued
Shooting through
Marbled Whites have been out at Cleeve Prior Community Orchard for a few days now, but today was the first time I managed to get one on camera. As with many fresh male insects they’re engaged on a near-frantic hunt … Continued
Praenubila
This morning the Orchard Pond at Cleeve Prior Community Orchard was being ruled by a pair of Four-spotted Chasers. They were, of course, chasing each other, but they also set on any other large insects they noticed trying to access … Continued
Water Shrew
When I arrived home this afternoon and told R that I’d just spent forty five minutes trying to photograph something that wasn’t a dragonfly, he looked understandably bemused and asked me what it was. “I don’t actually know,” I said. … Continued
Blue Chaser
Wait – what? Blue, you say? But… he’s red…? Well, yes, at the moment he’s red – or reddish, at any rate. But as he matures his thorax will darken through brown to black, his abdomen will acquire a coating … Continued
Brown-eyed boy
My favourite photo of the day is this close-up portrait of an immature male Large Red Damselfly, which I took at my patio pond this morning. His wings had been damaged on emergence, and for a while I feared that … Continued