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Long Mynd

Cryptic
4 Sep 2023

Cryptic

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

Looking at this photo, you might think that you’d be able to spot a pair of Black Darters very easily, but I can assure you, that’s not the case. Certainly if you’re a tall person with quite elderly eyes. This … Continued

Black Darter, bug porn, copulation, heather, Long Mynd, mating wheel, moorland, Odonata, Pole Cottage, Shropshire, Sympetrum danae
Tiny Darter
8 Sep 2021

Tiny Darter

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

Today was forecast to be the final day of the hot spell, with thunderstorms possible just about anywhere in England tomorrow, so I decided on another trip to the Long Mynd in search of dragonflies. On the plus side, there … Continued

Black Darter, dragonfly, Long Mynd, National Trust, Odonata, Pole Cottage, pond, pool, Shropshire, Sympetrum danae
Black Darters
3 Aug 2021

Black Darters

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

I made a return trip to the Long Mynd this afternoon, in search of my favourite small dragons. Last week’s abortive trip slightly dented my faith in the Pole Cottage pool, but unlike last Thursday today was warm, with a … Continued

Black Darter, bug porn, copulation, dragonfly, Long Mynd, mating wheel, Odonata, Pole Cottage, pond, pool, rush, Shropshire, Sympetrum danae
Roost
29 Jul 2021

Roost

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

I went to Shropshire today, in search of Black Darters. Cardinal error: in checking the weather forecast, I neglected to look at the wind speed. After nearly two hours in the car, as I made the final, stomach-lurching ascent of … Continued

damselfly, Emerald Damselfly, Lestes sponsa, Long Mynd, Odonata, Pole Cottage, roost, rush, Shropshire
Golden-ringed Dragonfly
8 Aug 2019

Golden-ringed Dragonfly

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

I zoomed back up to Shropshire early this morning, in search of the acid-loving dragons that I can’t find closer to home. I was feeling a bit fragile, and not very happy, and by the time I made my first … Continued

Cordulegaster boltonii, dragonfly, Golden Ringed Dragonfly, Long Mynd, Odonata, Shropshire
Almost mono Monday
29 Jul 2019

Almost mono Monday

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

I’d been planning to go to Shropshire tomorrow in search of dragons, but on checking the weather forecast this morning I discovered that it had changed quite radically since I’d last looked, and that today was now looking like the … Continued

Black Darter, dragonfly, Long Mynd, Odonata, Shropshire, Sympetrum danae
Zorro
29 Sep 2018

Zorro

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

The Black Darter is Britain’s smallest dragonfly, at an overall length of around 3.5 cm. It’s a species of moors and heaths, where it breeds in acidic pools and the shallow water at the margins of lakes, and it flies … Continued

Black Darter, bog, dragonfly, Long Mynd, moor, Shropshire, Sympetrum danae

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