Croome
As it was a lovely morning, we decided to ease the pain of being back from holiday by going to Croome. By the time we arrived the sky had clouded over, which reduced the number of dragons flying, and didn’t … 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
Dyrham Park
L and I went to Cardiff this morning, to take a hardwood garden bench inscribed with their wedding date to L&G. We had coffee and a lovely chat with them, and then went off to Dyrham Park, which neither of … 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