Fresh
Unsurprisingly, given everything R and I got done yesterday, today I was tired and stiff, and as ever in these situations, quite grumpy. So I guess it was probably inevitable that nothing in my day really seemed to flow properly. … Continued
Say it with flowers
I love a Four-spotted Chaser – they’re such neat and energetic little dragons (Norbert dragons, the Boy Wonder would probably say). This particular male was top dog at the village pond this afternoon, repeatedly besting a second male who was … Continued
First of the year
In the middle of a busy day, I sneaked an hour up at the Community Orchard in Cleeve Prior, where there was no dragon activity at any of the ponds, but the strips of long grass and wild flowers between … Continued
Hanging loose
The Community Orchard at Cleeve Prior has been a bit of a disappointment this season, Odonata-wise. Up till today all I’d managed to record there were a couple of Azure Damselflies and a single Banded Demoiselle, plus, just yesterday, three … 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
Mystery hopper
It was grimly autumnal again, and I woke up feeling tired and flat. A walk around the garden turned up a Field Grasshopper, a couple of Common Carders and a Small Tortoiseshell, but very little else, so I wandered down … Continued
Ice Cream Sunday
I’m getting picky about my grasshoppers now – not for recording purposes, obviously, but in terms of the ones I photograph. This afternoon I specifically went looking for a pink one, but this is the best I managed. Which sounds … Continued