Obliging
Ah – that’s better! Back in my photographic comfort zone. And, breathe…. I was feeling a bit blue today, so took myself off to Croome, where it was a wonderful day for dragoning: there were a few Small Red-eyed Damselflies … Continued
More of the same
“What are you doing today?” said R. Being a bit tired and grumpy, I did that face-pulling, shoulder-shrugging, pffft-noise thing, but then remembered that we’d been saying for weeks that we’d make a Friday trip to Croome at some stage … Continued
Brown Hawker
If R and I hadn’t happened to see him fly into this yew tree, we never would have spotted him. As it was, he was so well-camouflaged that when I approached the tree I struggled to find him, and the … Continued
Not Common
But not uncommon. That is to say: she’s common, but she’s a Ruddy rather than a Common Darter. The females of these two species are much harder to tell apart than the males, though on the rare occasions that you … Continued
Black-tailed Skimmers
R and I went to Croome this morning, where it felt as though the dragon season was finally getting under way. R came down to the lake with me to act as spotter, but after a few minutes decided that … Continued
Not again!
Is it raining again?? I can’t be sitting here all day – the kids are screaming the place down and I need to go and get them some lunch… R and I went to Croome this morning, where the dragons … Continued