They Might Be Dragons - Jim Krueger

Another drizzly and windy start to the day was short lived as the rain cleared to the north, but a cursory look at the water courses showed little or no signs of Insect activity. Wanting to improve on recent findings most attention was paid to

the smaller of the 2 ponds close to the Farm House, no more than 

a 'cup-full' in real terms, where all of the following 

were found over the last week.

AZURE DAMSELFLY

BLUE-TAILED DAMSELFLY

SMALL RED-EYED DAMSELFLY

SMALL RED-EYED DAMSELFLY with

AZURE DAMSELFLY

SCARCE CHASER

BLACK-TAILED SKIMMER

Juvenile BLUE-TAILED DAMSELFLY

 BANDED DEMOISELLE (male)

 BANDED DEMOISELLE (female)

All else flying today were the

RED ARROWS

once again (we've had our share of them this year)

displaying distantly over Bournemouth.

Underneath the Arches - Flanagan and Allen

Wall to wall heavy rain this morning coupled with high winds was a recipe for getting some housework done. Occasionally, such days are set aside for having a chamfer-up around the bedroom and today sorting through what remain of my possessions. After that a shower, can of beer and an hour with REM, they never fail to bring a tear to my eyes. But first, a few photographs fortuitously saved from recent days.

Not only new for the Property

but also the first I have ever clapped eyes on.

 BLACK ARCHES*

SINGLE-DOTTED WAVE

THE FANFOOT*

The third EAR MOTH in as many days,

repeated here as considered a much better marked Insect.

ROSY MINOR*

 THE DUN-BAR (with parasite)

 THE DUN-BAR (without)

 DARK SWORD-GRASS

with deformed right wing.

 FLAME SHOULDER

 The ALPACAs

 are now well established in their new home

in the middle of the island.

 Don't know where these 3 Mutants came from?

juvenile STARLINGs

Stealing the Chick's Feed, unlike the Robin of previous days none of the c7 were caught for an 'In the Hand' shot.

BE MINE _ R.E.M.

 I'll strip the world that you must live in, of all its godforsaken greed.
I'll ply the tar out of your feathers, I'll pluck the thorns out of your feet.
you and me.

 And if I choose your sanctuary, I want to wash you with my hair.
I want to drink of sacred fountains and find the riches hidden there.
I'll eat the lotus and peyote. I want to hear the caged bird sing.
I want the secrets of the Temple.I want the finger with the ring.
  you and me, you will see,
that if you make me your religion, I'll give you all the room you need.
I'll be the drawing of your breath, I'll be the cup if you should bleed.
I'll be the sky above the Ganges
I'll be the vast and stormy sea.
I'll be the lights that guide you inward.
I'll be the visions you will see.

Visions you will see!
Hurn Post Office just up the road from here! 
A Late Snippet of Local News

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Old Red-Eyes Is Back - The Beautiful South

With precious little in the Moth Trap again this morning, maybe more accurately just 10 Insects may qualify as 'nothing', it was decided to return to the Fishing Lakes at the north of the farm that were visited  yesterday.

SILVER Y

is probably the most common and widespread Migrant Moth.

 During that first visit these two photographs were taken

 and while certainly Damselflies with 'red-eyes'

the distance from the observer and the poor quality

shots precluded a positive identification.

 In addition and a little closer to hand were

POND SKATES

 AZURE DAMSELFLY and

 BLACK-TAILED SKIMMER

 However, today I didn't get as far as the northern lakes

as diverted by this

SKIPPER BUTTERFLY

 and then these Insects in the smaller of the 2 ponds close to the
farm house. A closer encounter allowed for better photos and an
opportunity to identify them as the moderately rare

SMALL RED-EYED DAMSELFLY
This pond is certainly offering up some good records of which we will endeavour to get more.

While I was confident enough of this it was thought best to consult with others who readily agreed. My thanks to Sheila and Paul. An extract from Wikipedia:- The species is a small damselfly, about 29 millimetres (1.1 in) long, predominantly black with iridescent blue markings. Its large, spaced eyes are a deep red. Like the Red-eyed Damselfly, both sexes lack pale spots behind the eyes and have pale brown pterostigmata. The male has a bronze-black top and blue sides. The sides of the female's thorax are yellow, green or blue. The rear edge of the pronotum is rounded. Viewed from the side, the second and eighth segment of the abdomen of the male are mostly blue, which distinguishes it from the Red-eyed Damselfly where these are mostly black. Further reading via the link

 Small_Red-eyed_Damselfly

WATER LILY

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