Thirty
Over the weekend I saw a post by a local photography friend about a damselfly he’d photographed at NT Croome a week previously, which looked to me like a Willow Emerald. Today he said that the record had been confirmed … Continued
Sugar high
We drove through some fairly horrendous weather today to get to Cardiff, where on arrival we had the great pleasure of finding that the Boy Wonder was waiting for us, waving out of the dining room window and pressing his … Continued
Tiny Darter
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 Darters
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
A bit of ruff
I’m indebted to R (who has the kind of low mind that an expensive education will help you cultivate) for the title of today’s blip. I’m also grateful to the bird identification group on Facebook for confirming to me that … Continued