Overshot
There were so many Downy Emeralds and Four-spotted Chasers at Lower Moor and Sandpool today that I hardly knew where to point the camera. The Chasers were doing their mass emergence thing among the reeds at the corner of Mallard … Continued
Holiday mood
Today was the early spring Bank Holiday, so obviously it was a cold and dreary day – I believe that this is actually the law in England – and I stayed huddled in the house for most of it. But … Continued
Love heart
It rained quite heavily overnight (which, to be fair, the garden did need), and the morning was overcast and rather dank, but after breakfast I decided to take a quick trip to Cleeve Prior Mill, and when I asked R … Continued
Love in the afternoon
I’d been pootling around the reed beds at Lucy’s Mill in Stratford, seeking out dragonflies, while R was off doing actually useful things, and we’d just met up at the foot of the bridge on the south side of the … Continued
Gatekeeping
This afternoon we had a short visit from the Family B, who (quite coincidentally) were also in Nottinghamshire yesterday, and called in on us to break their journey home to Wales and allow the boys to run off some steam. … Continued
Banded bonding
R and I are road tripping for the next couple of days, but soon after setting off we had to break our journey in Stratford, where he had a hospital appointment. I used that time to go down to Lucy’s … Continued
Dragonfest
My 2025 dragon list still doesn’t include the Common Clubtail, so this morning I went off looking for some. By the end of the day I’d seen over a hundred dragonflies (including two species that were new for the year), … Continued