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3 Jul 2025

Number 25

by JDO | posted in: Cambridgeshire, Dragonflies, Invertebrates, Odonata | 0

Come in, Number 25! I wailed*. My time is almost up! Dragons aren’t usually noted for being cooperative, but right on cue the Norfolk Hawker I’d been trying desperately to track with the camera for the previous quarter of an … Continued

27 Jun 2025

Teamwork

by JDO | posted in: Damselflies, Odonata, Worcestershire | 0

He wasn’t actually trying to help her, of course – he just wanted to make sure that no other male got to her and removed his sperm before she’d laid the batch of eggs he’d just inseminated, and in reality … Continued

29 May 2025

Clean

by JDO | posted in: Butterflies, Dragonflies, Invertebrates, Odonata, Worcestershire | 0

I really didn’t want to, but it had to be done, so I made another trip to Ripple today, in search of Common Clubtails. I trudged grumpily down to the dragonfly pond, around North Lake, up to the river, along … Continued

9 May 2025

Flexible

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

Yesterday, despite the cold, one of the Worcestershire Odonata recorders found a newly emerged Common Clubtail on the river bank at Ripple. In fact the temperature seems to have played in his favour: unlike Southern Hawkers, Clubtails generally prefer to … Continued

17 Mar 2025

Ducking out

by JDO | posted in: Birds, Warwickshire | 0

By coincidence, I had two unconnected appointments at Stratford Hospital today – routine blood tests at 11am, and an eye clinic consultation, for which R would need to drive me, at 2pm. Rather than us making two separate car journeys, … Continued

4 Mar 2025

Profile

by JDO | posted in: Birds, Worcestershire | 0

I began the day in Stratford, starting with routine blood tests at the hospital, then going to my dentist for a somewhat overdue check-up. Then I decided to head over to Kemerton Lake, to see if there was anything interesting … Continued

27 Jan 2025

Siskins

by JDO | posted in: Birds, Gloucestershire | 0

“What are they?” he enquired. “Siskins,” I replied, smiling. “Hmmm,” he said. “I’m not so sure. Goldfinches, maybe.” “There are a few Goldfinches,” I said. “But most of them are Siskins.” “Hmmm. Greenfinches, possibly.” I checked the back of my … Continued

20 Jan 2025

Whooper

by JDO | posted in: Birds, Iceland, Travel, Warwickshire | 0

Despite being the type species for the genus Cygnus, Whooper Swans aren’t all that common in the UK – in fact this is only the third time I’ve recorded them in the past seven years, which is as far as … Continued

14 Dec 2024

Birthday treats

by JDO | posted in: Buildings, Landscape, Warwickshire | 0

What a contrast. We went to Compton Verney today, as we also did on my birthday two years ago, when I took one of my favourite ever photos of the lake. Today it was sunny, the temperature was +7 rather … Continued

12 Nov 2024

Twitchy

by JDO | posted in: Birds, Worcestershire | 0

I’m not a twitcher – not least because I abhor crowds – but every now and then I see some bird alerts that make me think Well really – it would be rude not to go and take a look. … Continued

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