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oviposition

Going it alone
25 May 2020

Going it alone

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

I was chatting to R out on the patio when I saw a Large Red Damselfly land on the edge of the patio pond. As I had the macro in my hand I went over and took a couple of … Continued

damselfly, garden, large red damselfly, Odonata, oviposition, patio pond, pond, Pyrrhosoma nymphula, water dropwort
Surface tension
20 May 2020

Surface tension

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

After a hot and sticky – and largely unproductive – bug walk around the village this morning, I retired to the wild garden with two cameras, some music, and my Kindle, and sat in the shade of the quince tree, … Continued

damselfly, garden, large red damselfly, Odonata, oviposition, pond, Pyrrhosoma nymphula, tandem, wildlife pond
Waspish
21 Apr 2020

Waspish

by JDO | posted in: Bees, Butterflies, Flowers and plants, Invertebrates, My garden, Worcestershire | 0

I did a lot of gardening yesterday (eeeurgh), and this morning I was feeling tired and a bit waspish, so I decided to give myself a break and just let the day flow, rather than trying to achieve anything. As … Continued

Anthocharis cardamines, bee, butterfly, flower, forget me not, garden, honesty, Myosotis, Nomada goodeniana, orange tip, oviposition, solitary bee
Blue
26 Aug 2019

Blue

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

A quiet Bank Holiday Monday in the garden was out of the question, owing to some work the neighbours are currently doing, but it was too nice to be indoors, so I talked R into coming to Rodborough Bank with … Continued

Anax imperator, dragonfly, Emperor, Gloucester Services, lily pad, motorway, oviposition, pond, water lily
Spot
21 Aug 2019

Spot

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

She’s very fresh, and surprisingly bold: I was trying to chase down a nervous Brown Hawker, which was ovipositing deep in some foliage, and came quite close to standing on this Southern Hawker because she completely ignored my approaching feet. … Continued

Aeshna cyanea, dragonfly, Grove Hill reserve, Odonata, oviposition, southern hawker
Dogged
19 Aug 2019

Dogged

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

They’ll be charging me rent at Grove Hill soon, if I’m not careful. This morning I thought Four visits in four days really would feel like the beginning of a habit – I’ll go somewhere else today…. but the morning … Continued

Anax imperator, dragonfly, Emperor, Grove Hill reserve, Odonata, oviposition, pond
Camouflage
18 Aug 2019

Camouflage

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

R and I did gardening this morning (eeeurgh), and then, as the sun had come out again, I took myself off to Grove Hill and spent another happy hour sitting by the small pond, watching the dragons and damsels playing. … Continued

Aeshna cyanea, dragonfly, Grove Hill reserve, Odonata, oviposition, southern hawker
Empress
17 Aug 2019

Empress

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

It was unexpectedly warm and bright today, which (of course) made me think about dragons, so I zoomed back over to Grove Hill to check out the ponds there, and had a thoroughly enjoyable afternoon. Reinforcing my suspicion that Odonata … Continued

Anax imperator, dragonfly, Emperor, Grove Hill reserve, Odonata, oviposition, pond, Warwickshire Wildlife Trust

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