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

At last, nine species

On Saturday I gave a talk to the Friends of Hurst Grange Park, walking around the ponds. Most of them only saw three species (Brown Hawker, Common darter and Emerald Damselfly), as had been my experience all week. One saw a female Southern Hawker just before the walk, and I saw solitary male Common Blue Damselfly and Blue Tailed Damselfly.

Brown Hawker settled at Heysham dipping pond

Brown Hawker settled at Heysham dipping pond

Aeshna grandis (female)

Emerald Damselfly at Heysham

Emerald Damselfly at Heysham

Lestes sponsa (male)

Brown Hawker hovering at Heysham dipping pond

Brown Hawker hovering at Heysham dipping pond

Aeshna grandis (female)

Female Emperor beseiged by Common Blue Damselflies - Heysham Dog Pond

Female Emperor beseiged by Common Blue Damselflies - Heysham Dog Pond

Anax imperator (female) and Enallagma cyathigerum (male)

Emperor flying at Middleton boating pond

Emperor flying at Middleton boating pond

Anax imperator (male)

Emperor flying at Middleton boating pond

Emperor flying at Middleton boating pond

Anax imperator (male)

Imperial sex war - Middleton boating pond

Imperial sex war - Middleton boating pond

Anax imperator (female at top, male below)

Emperor flying head on at Middleton Boating pond

Emperor flying head on at Middleton Boating pond

Anax Imperator (male)

Black tailed Skimmer - Middleton boating pond

Black tailed Skimmer - Middleton boating pond

Orthetrum Cancellatum (male)

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