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Dragon day
2 Aug 2022

Dragon day

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

After all the moaning I’ve been doing about the dearth of dragons around here this year, today turned out to be a Very Good Day Indeed. R and I were tidying the garden this afternoon, in preparation for the family … Continued

aeshna cyanea, cane, common darter, dragonfly, exuvia, garden, obelisk, odonata, southern hawker, sympetrum striolatum
Oviposition site
19 Sep 2021

Oviposition site

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

Mate, no – you don’t want to be… Look, it’s not a good idea… No, really – wait, no – but… Look, just stop, woman, would you?? Go and do it SOMEWHERE ELSE!! I was happy and relieved to see … Continued

aeshna cyanea, dragonfly, odonata, oviposition, selfie, shoe, southern hawker
Mr Whiskers
5 Sep 2021

Mr Whiskers

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

The joys of old age – or not. So there I am, earlyish this morning, searching the garden for invertebrates, macro in hand, reading glasses on because I’m soooo long-sighted now, and therefore needing to be no more than about … Continued

aeshna cyanea, berry, dragonfly, garden, odonata, pyracantha, shrub, southern hawker
Garden hawker
22 Aug 2021

Garden hawker

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

R and I had quite a busy day today: I did various bits of domestic engineering, including making a large aubergine loaf and freezing it in portions, and we both did some fairly hefty gardening. The weather this morning was … Continued

aeshna cyanea, dragonfly, garden, odonata, southern hawker
Disappearing act
14 Aug 2021

Disappearing act

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

When you look at this image, it probably wouldn’t immediately occur to you that Southern Hawkers are highly camouflaged insects, but they have the amazing quality of being able to blend in with almost any foliage. I was walking through … Continued

aeshna cyanea, dragonfly, meadow, odonata, southern hawker, tillys field
Perfect
26 Jun 2021

Perfect

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

R and I were in the garden, where we’d recently finished pruning back a huge and unruly viburnum. I was sitting on one of the benches, drinking a mug of tea, and he was in the secret garden, beginning to … Continued

aeshna cyanea, dragonfly, garden, odonata, pear tree, southern hawker, tree
Placement
29 Sep 2020

Placement

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

R and I went to Charlecote this morning, expecting more of the excitement we witnessed on Friday, but the deer seem to have got over whatever it was that put a gale in their collective tail at the end of … Continued

aeshna cyanea, dragonfly, log, log pile, odonata, oviposition, pond, southern hawker, wildlife pond
Mono Monday: In and out
28 Sep 2020

Mono Monday: In and out

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

After I’d been around the village this afternoon and taken a lot of middling photos of insects I didn’t care about very much, I thought I ought to do something useful, so I got a net and skimmed the ponds … Continued

aeshna cyanea, dragonfly, garden, log, log pile, mono, odonata, oviposition, pond, southern hawker, wildlife pond
Camouflaged
8 Sep 2020

Camouflaged

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

Seeing this Southern Hawker in a close-up image, ‘camouflage’ may not have been the first word that came to your mind, but I promise you that those blue and green markings were remarkably effective in allowing him to blend in … Continued

aeshna cyanea, ivy, odonata, southern hawker
Inquisitive
5 Sep 2020

Inquisitive

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

I did find a few things to photograph at home and around the village today, but as it was a pleasant afternoon I made a snap decision to go out anyway – after all, the cold, dark months are on … Continued

aeshna cyanea, Butterfly Conservation, dragonfly, flight, odonata, pond, southern hawker, Trench Wood, Worcestershire Wildlife Trust

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