Showing posts with label Downy Emerald. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Downy Emerald. Show all posts

Tuesday, 30 May 2023

Shropshire - Downy Emeralds

The heavy metallic monsters of the Dragonfly world, otherwise known as Downy Emerald are alive and flying once more in Shropshire air space! Two sites visited recently provided opportunities for images...

This damsel was wowing the new green eyed arrival!


This species is one of the trickiest for resting images as it instinctively flies high in the adjacent trees!


But with patience and two hours of hoping, I managed to get just one opportunity at head height!




In complete contrast all I could manage at site no 2 was flight images!


This was a looong hot session of four hours or so...




But well worth is to get those amazing eyes in the viewfinder...

Job done!


Saturday, 9 November 2013

Emerald and Darter Timewarp

It's that unproductive bug ridden time of year!! Cursing a throat infection, hacking cough and general lack of enthusiasm for the local 'nothing doing' scene. I've thrown my enthusiasm into tweaking various upcoming talks, including one I'm doing twice this Winter on Shropshire's Dragonflies / Damselflies and Butterflies!

So if you are interested (locally) in the first outing?  Make a note of Thurs November 21st for the RSPB Shropshire group, meeting at Shirehall Shrewsbury - commencing at 7.15pm. There is a nominal fee for visitors and more details here.

I've also just sorted some images and blogged the only two meaningful sessions I spent with Odonata this year. So if you would like to revisit the warmth of early June follow this Downy Emerald link

Here's a taster......


Plus the jewel in the insect crown of Whixall Moss - White faced Darter in July !


I wish I'd spent more time with them.... Oh well there's always next year?

Memo to self..... If you do insist on standing for hours on end in a freezing cold  reed bed, following by a gale force soaking when you knew that Dusky Warbler wouldn't reappear..... what else do you expect at this time of year?