Heronry
As we walked along the south bank of the river in Stratford yesterday R and I were commenting on the fact that neither of us had seen a Grey Heron on the Avon recently, and R asked if I thought … Continued
I had to take an early trip to Stratford today to have my regular blood tests done, and collect a prescription. Emerging from the hospital to a hint that the heavy cloud of daybreak might now be thinking of lifting, … Continued
R and I went for an early walk around Charlecote this morning. I’d been hoping that I might catch some dragons on the “basking fence”, but by the time we arrived it was warm and sunny, and the numerous Migrant … Continued
I know it’s only a few days since I posted another pair of Migrant Hawkers in cop, but you can never see too many Odonata mating wheels, amirite? This pair was rather more battered than the couple I spotted in … Continued
This has been a sad day, and R and I are both heart-sore. R has chosen this image, because he likes the way the light catches dragonfly wings and makes them resemble leaded glass. I took it at Croome this … Continued
June and July are the prime months for Black-tailed Skimmers, but it’s about six weeks since I last saw one, and I assumed that they’d now died out in this area for this season. So I was surprised to see … Continued