Tandem
A quick trip to the Community Orchard at Cleeve Prior this afternoon gave me my first Emerald Damselflies of the season. I only found these two across the entire site, but the fact that they were ovipositing made it a … Continued
Supervision
This afternoon I spent ten minutes watching in fascination as a female Banded Demoiselle laid her eggs in the floating and submerged vegetation close to one of the fishing pegs at Cleeve Prior Mill. I knew from reading my Brooks … Continued
Mum and Dad
I walked round to the old village pond this morning, to see if anyone was about – meaning dragons, of course – and immediately spotted this male Emperor on patrol. He was behaving a little strangely though – pausing and … Continued
Brown-eyed boy
My favourite photo of the day is this close-up portrait of an immature male Large Red Damselfly, which I took at my patio pond this morning. His wings had been damaged on emergence, and for a while I feared that … Continued
Trickyposition
Back in my comfort zone today, and on the first really spring-like day of the year, I took over six hundred photos of insects engaged in various activities. This might not be technically the best of them, but when you … Continued
Dragon porn
When I reached the lake at Croome this afternoon there was a chap standing on the bridge, peering down onto a patch of reeds at the junction with the river. As I approached, he produced a small camera from a … Continued