Promoting Chu Shogi, the Haskell and Eiffel programming languages, and above all, dragonflies (warriorflies and damselflies).

Flying Migrant Hawker at Mere Sands Wood

Flying Migrant Hawker at Mere Sands Wood

Aeshna mixta (male)

Birthday weather in Eskdale

To celebrate my 50th birthday (09-09-09), we visited Eskdale for a couple of days (and a meal at The Woolpack Inn :-)). The weather was in great contrast with the rest of the "summer", and Tim's Tarn brought out seven species (including a very late Keeled Skimmer, patrolling the outflow stream as we approached the site).

I made a circuit of the tarn to do a count (finishing at 13:45 BST):

Curlew at Ravenglass

Curlew at Ravenglass

Black Darter flying from stone at Tim's Tarn

Black Darter flying from stone at Tim's Tarn

Sympetrum danae (male)

Black darters mating at Tim's Tarn

Black darters mating at Tim's Tarn

Sympetrum danae

Black Darter on stone at Tim's Tarn

Black Darter on stone at Tim's Tarn

Sympetrum danae (male)

Common Hawker at Tim's Tarn

Common Hawker at Tim's Tarn

Aeshna juncea (male)

Common Hawker at Tim's Tarn

Common Hawker at Tim's Tarn

Aeshna juncea (male)

Common Hawker at Tim's Tarn

Common Hawker at Tim's Tarn

Aeshna juncea (male)

Common Hawker at Tim's Tarn

Common Hawker at Tim's Tarn

Aeshna juncea (male)

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