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Stratford upon Avon

Distraught
9 Oct 2025

Distraught

by JDO | posted in: Birds, Warwickshire | 0

I first spotted this male Mute Swan as I was walking over Lucy’s Mill Bridge, and realised that he was completely beside himself about something, but it took me several minutes to see beyond his fury and unravel the story … Continued

Avon, bird, busking, Cygnus olor, Lucys Mill, mute swan, river, Stratford upon Avon, swan
Secretive
6 Oct 2025

Secretive

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

The return of warm, sunny weather brought all the remaining dragons out to play on the Avon this morning. I don’t know if they realise that their time is running out, but there’s been far more evidence of mating activity … Continued

Aeshna mixta, Avon, bug porn, copulation, dragonfly, Lucys Mill, mating wheel, migrant hawker, Odonata, oviposition, reed bed, river, Stratford upon Avon
Charismatic
5 Oct 2025

Charismatic

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

The storm worked its way through overnight, and by this morning the weather was calm, though it wasn’t especially warm and the light was dreary. Still, I was anxious that Amy might have seen off the Migrant Hawkers – usually, … Continued

Aeshna mixta, Avon, dragonfly, Lucys Mill, migrant hawker, Odonata, reed bed, river, Stratford upon Avon
Amy
4 Oct 2025

Amy

by JDO | posted in: Birds, Warwickshire | 0

Don’t worry – I haven’t gone all anthropomorphic, and started naming the Black-headed Gulls in Stratford. Amy is the rather low-key name of the storm that battered the UK today – though personally I think that Aella (‘whirlwind’), or maybe … Continued

Bancroft Basin, bird, Black Headed Gull, canal, Chroicocephalus ridibundus, flight, gull, landing, Stratford upon Avon
Succeeding
1 Oct 2025

Succeeding

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

“Are you trying to photograph dragonflies?” said the young man, with a kind of laughing sneer. I returned a bland smile. “Trying,” I replied. “And succeeding.” As he turned away he let out a quiet snort, which for a split … Continued

Aeshna mixta, Avon, dragonfly, flight, migrant hawker, Odonata, reed bed, river, Stratford upon Avon
Seasonal
30 Sep 2025

Seasonal

by JDO | posted in: Birds, Warwickshire | 0

After being virtually unseen and unheard throughout the summer, the Robins have now finished breeding and moulting, and have begun to reappear. Suddenly I’m hearing them everywhere I go, and as I walked up Mill Lane in Stratford this afternoon, … Continued

bird, Erithacus rubecula, fence, robin, Stratford upon Avon
Frilly
26 Sep 2025

Frilly

by JDO | posted in: Birds, Warwickshire | 0

There wasn’t much going on in Stratford this afternoon, other than the fact that the Black Swan, which is usually out on the river, was swimming around the canal basin, flirting with a male Mute Swan. The two species can … Continued

Bancroft Basin, bird, black swan, canal, Cygnus atratus, Stratford upon Avon, swan
Something else
24 Sep 2025

Something else

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

I’ve got far too much to do at the moment to be wasting my time on dragon hunts. On the other hand, it’s going to be a long, Odonata-deprived winter, and the season could end any day now. So. Clear … Continued

Avon, bankside vegetation, Chalcolestes viridis, damselfly, Lucys Mill, Odonata, river, Stratford upon Avon, willow emerald damselfly
Lounging around
21 Sep 2025

Lounging around

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

It’s been a busy week – yesterday was especially full-on – and today I just wanted to lounge around and do as little as possible. It didn’t quite work out that way, but I was at least able to draw … Continued

Aeshna mixta, Avon, dragonfly, Lucys Mill, migrant hawker, Odonata, reed bed, river, Stratford upon Avon
Predation
18 Sep 2025

Predation

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

It was a nice morning, if a bit windy, and R and I had some shopping to do, so we went into Stratford, where I was also able to take some time out at the river, photographing the Migrant Hawkers … Continued

Aeshna mixta, Ardea cinerea, Avon, bird, dragonfly, Grey Heron, heron, Lucys Mill, migrant hawker, Odonata, reed bed, river, Stratford upon Avon

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